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Deceptrix
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeotaxodonta
Order:
Nuculoida
Superfamily:
Nuculacea
Family:
Praenuculidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Deceptrix FUCHS, 1919, p. 79
Type Species:
D. carinata, M
Images
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Fig. A2,5. *D. carinata, L.Dev., Ger., LV int. mold, X2 (McAlester, n)
Synonyms
Praeleda
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Dapingian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
471.26
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Famennian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
359.3
Description
Like Praenucula, but posterior teeth smaller and more numerous than anterior
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeotaxodonta
Order:
Nuculoida
Superfamily:
Nuculacea
Family:
Praenuculidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Deceptrix FUCHS, 1919, p. 79
Type Species:
D. carinata, M
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. A2,5. *D. carinata, L.Dev., Ger., LV int. mold, X2 (McAlester, n)
Synonyms
Praeleda
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Dapingian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
471.26
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Famennian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
359.3
Description
Like Praenucula, but posterior teeth smaller and more numerous than anterior