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Phaenodesmia
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeotaxodonta
Order:
Nuculoida
Superfamily:
Nuculanacea
Family:
Malletiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Phaenodesmia BITTNER, 1894, p. 188
Type Species:
P. klipsteiniana
Images
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Fig. A5,2. *P. klipstE1niana, 2a,b, LV ext., dorsal view of both valves, X1 (58).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Induan
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
251.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Trias.
Ending International Stage:
Rhaetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
201.36
Description
Like Palaeoneilo, but with more tapered posterior
References
Bittner, Alexander, 1894, Einige Bemerkunge zu A. Rothpletz's "Ein geologischer Querschnitt durch die Ostalpen": Same, Verhandl., v. 28, no. 3, p. 87-102.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeotaxodonta
Order:
Nuculoida
Superfamily:
Nuculanacea
Family:
Malletiidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Phaenodesmia BITTNER, 1894, p. 188
Type Species:
P. klipsteiniana
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. A5,2. *P. klipstE1niana, 2a,b, LV ext., dorsal view of both valves, X1 (58).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Induan
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
251.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Trias.
Ending International Stage:
Rhaetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
201.36
Description
Like Palaeoneilo, but with more tapered posterior
References
Bittner, Alexander, 1894, Einige Bemerkunge zu A. Rothpletz's "Ein geologischer Querschnitt durch die Ostalpen": Same, Verhandl., v. 28, no. 3, p. 87-102.