Classification Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Pterioida (Newell, 1965) Cincinnatian Families: Ambonychiidae, Pterineidae Geologic Range Ordovician – Recent Common Paleoecology Pterioida is an extant order of stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeders. Characteristics of the Order Generally inequivalve and pleurothetic Heteromyarian …
Classification Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia (Linnaeus, 1758) Cincinnatian Orders: Actinodontida, Arcoida, Modiomorphida, Nuculoida, Pterioida, Pholadomyoida, Trigonoida Geologic Range Cambrian – Recent Common Paleoecology Bivalvia is an extant class of facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeders. Characteristics of the Class Characterized by …
Classes of the Phylum Mollusca (currently in Atlas) Bivalvia Cephalopoda Gastropoda Tentaculita Tergomya What is a mollusk? Mollusks are a diverse group of invertebrates which make up a large part of the modern fauna. Included within this category are gastropods …