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Pedum
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pectinacea (scallops and relatives)
Family:
Pectinidae (scallop family)
Subfamily:
Hinnites group
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Pedum LAMARCK, 1799
Type Species:
Ostrea spondyloidea GMELIN, 1790
Images
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Fig. C86,1. *P. spondyloideum (Gmelin), 1a, LV ext., X1.5, 1 b, RV int., X1.5 (7c).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Rec., IndoPac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Wedge-shaped, compressed, lower valve flat, deeply sinuated near hinge, hinge toothless, ligament partially external in open groove similar to that of Spondylus
References
Lamarck, J. B. de, 1799, Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères génériques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux: Soc. Histoire Nat. Paris, Mém. v. 1, p. 63-91. 1801, Système des animaux sans vertèbres: viii + 432 p. (Paris).
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pectinacea (scallops and relatives)
Family:
Pectinidae (scallop family)
Subfamily:
Hinnites group
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Pedum LAMARCK, 1799
Type Species:
Ostrea spondyloidea GMELIN, 1790
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. C86,1. *P. spondyloideum (Gmelin), 1a, LV ext., X1.5, 1 b, RV int., X1.5 (7c).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Rec., IndoPac.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Wedge-shaped, compressed, lower valve flat, deeply sinuated near hinge, hinge toothless, ligament partially external in open groove similar to that of Spondylus
References
Lamarck, J. B. de, 1799, Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères génériques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux: Soc. Histoire Nat. Paris, Mém. v. 1, p. 63-91. 1801, Système des animaux sans vertèbres: viii + 432 p. (Paris).