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Palaeolucina
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Lucinacea
Family:
Mactromyidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Palaeolucina CHAO, 1927
Type Species:
P. carbonaria, OD
Images
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Fig. E15,4. *P. carbonaria, 4a,b, LV and RV hinges, enl. (Chavan, n, after Chao)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
China
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carb.
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
359.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carb.
Ending International Stage:
Gzhelian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
298.89
Description
Mostly elliptical, with somewhat low beaks, distinct ovate lunule, and long narrow escutcheon, surface with lamellose concentric ribs
References
Chao, Y. T., 1927, Fauna of the Taiyuan Formation of North China-Pelecypoda: Palaeontologia Sinica, ser. B, v. 9, pt. 3, 57 p., 4 pl.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Lucinacea
Family:
Mactromyidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Palaeolucina CHAO, 1927
Type Species:
P. carbonaria, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E15,4. *P. carbonaria, 4a,b, LV and RV hinges, enl. (Chavan, n, after Chao)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
China
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carb.
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
359.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carb.
Ending International Stage:
Gzhelian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
298.89
Description
Mostly elliptical, with somewhat low beaks, distinct ovate lunule, and long narrow escutcheon, surface with lamellose concentric ribs
References
Chao, Y. T., 1927, Fauna of the Taiyuan Formation of North China-Pelecypoda: Palaeontologia Sinica, ser. B, v. 9, pt. 3, 57 p., 4 pl.