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Paraphtonia
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeoheterodonta
Order:
Modiomorphoida
Superfamily:
Modiomorphacea
Family:
Modiomorphidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Paraphtonia KHALFIN, 1958, p. 182
Type Species:
P. imitabilis, OD
Images
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Fig. D5,1. *P. imitabilis, LV ext., X1 (Khalfin, 1958)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
USSR (Sib.)
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:
M.Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Darriwilian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
458.18
Description
Externally similar to Modiomorpha but ornamented with coarse radial ribs
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeoheterodonta
Order:
Modiomorphoida
Superfamily:
Modiomorphacea
Family:
Modiomorphidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Paraphtonia KHALFIN, 1958, p. 182
Type Species:
P. imitabilis, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. D5,1. *P. imitabilis, LV ext., X1 (Khalfin, 1958)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
USSR (Sib.)
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:
M.Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Darriwilian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
458.18
Description
Externally similar to Modiomorpha but ornamented with coarse radial ribs