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Anomia

Classification

    Phylum:  
Mollusca
    Class:  
Bivalvia
    Subclass:  
Pteriomorphia
    Order:  
Pterioida
    Suborder:  
Pteriina
    Superfamily:  
Anomiacea
    Family:  
Anomiidae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Anomia LINNÉ, 1758
    Type Species:  
A. ephippium; SD SCHMIDT, 1818]


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Fossil Image
Fig. C103,4. *A. (A.) ephippium, Rec., Eu., 4a,b, RV ext., LV int., X0.5 (Keen, n)


Synonyms

Echion, Echionoderma, Fenestella, Operculella


Geographic Distribution

Eu.-Afr.-AsiaM.-N.Am.-Aus-tralia-N.Z.


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Perm.
    Beginning International Stage:  
Asselian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
298.89
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Rec.
    Ending International Stage:  
Meghalayan
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
100
    Ending Date:  
0


Description

Shell thin, partially attached, foramen in RV, LV with 3 muscle scars on central area




References



Museum or Author Information

Keen