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Pteria
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pteriacea
Family:
Pteriidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Pteria SCOPOLI, 1777, p. 397
Type Species:
Mytilus hirundo LINNÉ, 1758, p. 706
Images
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Fig. C38,2. *A. arcuata (von Münster), U.Trias., S.Alps, 2a,b, RV, LV, X3, 2 c, dorsal view, X3 (58)"
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
246.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Ending International Stage:
Rhaetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
201.36
Description
Small, only slightly inequivalve, with arcuate body, acute to bluntly rounded, undemarcated anterior auricles and obtuse posterior wings, dentition unknown, surface smooth or with radial threads
References
Scopoli, J. A., 1777, Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistentes genera lapidum, plantarum et animum, hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae: 506 p. (Prague).
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pteriacea
Family:
Pteriidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Pteria SCOPOLI, 1777, p. 397
Type Species:
Mytilus hirundo LINNÉ, 1758, p. 706
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. C38,2. *A. arcuata (von Münster), U.Trias., S.Alps, 2a,b, RV, LV, X3, 2 c, dorsal view, X3 (58)"
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
246.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Ending International Stage:
Rhaetian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
201.36
Description
Small, only slightly inequivalve, with arcuate body, acute to bluntly rounded, undemarcated anterior auricles and obtuse posterior wings, dentition unknown, surface smooth or with radial threads
References
Scopoli, J. A., 1777, Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistentes genera lapidum, plantarum et animum, hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae: 506 p. (Prague).