Pennsylvannian pteriomorphian bivalves from the Piauí Formation, Parnaíba Basin, Brazil

L. E. Anelli, A. C. Rocha-Campos, and M. G. Simoes

2006

Article

Journal of Paleontology 80(6):1135-1141

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Aviculopectinoidea
• Caneyella richardsoni
• Etheripecten trichotomus
• Leptodesma (Leptodesma)
• Leptodesma (Leptodesma) potens
• Leptodesma (Springeria)
• Leptodesma potens
• Meekopinna americana
• Myalina golfussiana
• Parallelodon rugosus
• Pindorama
• Pindorama nordestina
• Pinnina
• Prionodonta
• Pterioidea

Taxonomy:

• Parallelodon rugosus belongs to Parallelodon - Meek and Worthen (1866)
• Myalina golfussiana belongs to Myalina - Stoliczka (1871)
• Leptodesma (Springeria) belongs to Leptodesma - Elias (1957)
• Prionodonta belongs to Pteriomorphia - Anelli et al. (2006)
• Septimyalina perattenuata belongs to Septimyalina - Anelli et al. (2006)
• Caneyella belongs to Pterineidae - Anelli et al. (2006)
• Leptodesma potens belongs to Leptodesma (Leptodesma) - Anelli et al. (2006)
• Meekopinna belongs to Pinnidae - Anelli et al. (2006)
• Meekopinna americana belongs to Meekopinna - Anelli et al. (2006)
• Aviculopinna belongs to Pinnidae - Anelli et al. (2006)
• Aviculopinna peracuta belongs to Aviculopinna - Anelli et al. (2006)
• Etheripecten trichotomus belongs to Etheripecten - Anelli et al. (2006)
• Pindorama belongs to Anomiidae - Anelli et al. (2006)
• Pindorama nordestina belongs to Pindorama - Anelli et al. (2006)