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Pterinea
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pteriacea
Family:
Pterineidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Pterinea GOLDFUSS, 1826, p. 133
Type Species:
P. laevis, SD STOLICZKA, 1871
Images
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Fig. C34,8a, b. *P. laevis, L.Dev., Ger., 8a,b, RV ext., LV int., × 1 (323), Fig. C34,8c. P. demissa (Conrad), U.Ord., USA (Ohio), LV ext., × 1 (381)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
U.Ord.-L.Dev., cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Sandbian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
458.18
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
Upright suborbicular shells without radial ornamentation and possessing a well-developed rounded auricle and well-defined posterior wing
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pteriacea
Family:
Pterineidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Pterinea GOLDFUSS, 1826, p. 133
Type Species:
P. laevis, SD STOLICZKA, 1871
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. C34,8a, b. *P. laevis, L.Dev., Ger., 8a,b, RV ext., LV int., × 1 (323), Fig. C34,8c. P. demissa (Conrad), U.Ord., USA (Ohio), LV ext., × 1 (381)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
U.Ord.-L.Dev., cosmop.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Sandbian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
458.18
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Dev.
Ending International Stage:
Emsian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
394.3
Description
Upright suborbicular shells without radial ornamentation and possessing a well-developed rounded auricle and well-defined posterior wing