Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Pteroluter : Pteroluter othnius |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Pteroluter : Pteroluter othnius |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Pteroluter |
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Scientific Name | Pteroluter othnius Saul, 1973 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Pteroluter othnius | species | belongs to Pteroluter | stated with evidence | Saul, 1973 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Mactridae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Mactridae) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. R. Saul. 1973. Evidence for the origin of the Mactridae (Bivalvia) in the Cretaceous. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 97:1-51 |
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