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Sphenotus J. Hall, 1885 †
1663333 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1663333)
accepted
Genus
Sanguinolites arcaeformis J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869 † accepted as Sphenotus arcaeformis (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) † (type by subsequent designation)
Sphenotis [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Species Sphenotus arcaeformis (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) †
- Species Sphenotus clavulus (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) †
- Species Sphenotus contractus (J. Hall, 1843) †
- Species Sphenotus cuneatus (Conrad, 1838) †
- Species Sphenotus gigantus R.-J. Zhang, 1977 †
- Species Sphenotus palmerae Caster, 1930 †
- Species Sphenotus solenoides (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) †
- Species Sphenotus subtortuosus (J. Hall & Whitfield, 1869) †
- Species Sphenotus tiogensis McAlester, 1962 †
- Species Sphenotus yingtangensis Pojeta, R.-J. Zhang & Z.-Y. Yang, 1986 †
- Species Sphenotus ratingensis Drevermann, 1902 † accepted as Pleurophorella ratingensis (Drevermann, 1902) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Sphenotus arcuatus J. Hall, 1885 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Sphenotus bodenbenderi J. M. Clarke, 1899 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Sphenotus carinatus Spriestersbach, 1915 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Sphenotus elongatus Spriestersbach, 1915 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Sphenotus gorceixi J. M. Clarke, 1899 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Sphenotus signatus J. Hall, 1885 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Sphenotus spathulus Spriestersbach, 1915 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Sphenotus telamon J. Hall, 1885 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
masculine
Hall, J. (1885). Palaeontology, vol. v, Part I, Lamellibranchiata II, text and plates. Containing descriptions and figures of the Dimyaria of the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups. Geological Survey of the State of New York, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55020462
page(s): xxxiii [details]
page(s): xxxiii [details]
Status Considered as a doubtful taxon with uncertain placement (incertae sedis) by Morris et al. (1991), but as valid genus by...
Status Considered as a doubtful taxon with uncertain placement (incertae sedis) by Morris et al. (1991), but as valid genus by Pojeta et al. (1986) and Hoare (1993). González (1994) discussed previously proposed synonymy with Sanguinolites, but apparently he followed Pojeta et al. (1986) in considering both as distinct genera. [details]
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Hall, J. (1885). Palaeontology, vol. v, Part I, Lamellibranchiata II, text and plates. Containing descriptions and figures of the Dimyaria of the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage and Chemung groups. Geological Survey of the State of New York, Albany., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55020462
page(s): xxxiii [details]
basis of record Hoare, R. D. (1993). Mississippian (Chesterian) bivalves from the Pennsylvanian stratotype area in West Virginia and Virginia. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 67(3): 374-396., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000036866 [details] Available for editors
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additional source González, C. R. (1994). Early Carboniferous Bivalvia from western Argentina. <em>Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 18(1-2): 169-185., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.1994.9638775 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Morris, N. J.; Dickins, J. M.; Astafieva-Urbaitis, K. (1991). Upper Palaeozoic anomalodesmatan Bivalvia. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology.</em> 47: 51-100., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36621447
page(s): 92 [details]
page(s): xxxiii [details]
basis of record Hoare, R. D. (1993). Mississippian (Chesterian) bivalves from the Pennsylvanian stratotype area in West Virginia and Virginia. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 67(3): 374-396., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000036866 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source González, C. R. (1994). Early Carboniferous Bivalvia from western Argentina. <em>Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 18(1-2): 169-185., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.1994.9638775 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Morris, N. J.; Dickins, J. M.; Astafieva-Urbaitis, K. (1991). Upper Palaeozoic anomalodesmatan Bivalvia. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology.</em> 47: 51-100., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36621447
page(s): 92 [details]
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Status Considered as a doubtful taxon with uncertain placement (incertae sedis) by Morris et al. (1991), but as valid genus by Pojeta et al. (1986) and Hoare (1993). González (1994) discussed previously proposed synonymy with Sanguinolites, but apparently he followed Pojeta et al. (1986) in considering both as distinct genera. [details]
