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Bositra
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pectinacea (scallops and relatives)
Family:
Posidoniidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Bositra DE GREGORIO, 1886, p. 11
Type Species:
Posidonia ornati QUENSTEDT, 1851
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Jur.
Beginning International Stage:
Hettangian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
201.36
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Jur.
Ending International Stage:
Tithonian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
143.1
Description
Externally like Posidonia but with alivincular ligament similar to that of Pteria.
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Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pectinacea (scallops and relatives)
Family:
Posidoniidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Bositra DE GREGORIO, 1886, p. 11
Type Species:
Posidonia ornati QUENSTEDT, 1851
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Jur.
Beginning International Stage:
Hettangian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
201.36
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Jur.
Ending International Stage:
Tithonian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
143.1
Description
Externally like Posidonia but with alivincular ligament similar to that of Pteria.