AW: paleonet Posidonia

["Wolfgang Schatz" <wowo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Meor,

There are several diferent forms of bivalves named "Posidonia". There are
forms from the Jurassic (Posidonia-shales), from the Triassic and the
Permian. Posidonomya was split in the genus Posidonia and Daonella 150 years
ago. I guess, you are working with Triassic bivalves, such posidonia-shaped
forms are now called Peribositra.
Wolfgang

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Dr. Wolfgang Schatz
Paläontologisches Institut und Museum
der Universität Zürich
Karl Schmid-Str. 4
CH-8006 Zürich
Switzerland

Tel. +41 (0)1 634 23 22 
http://www.palinst.unizh.ch/schatz 

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk 
> [mailto:paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk] Im Auftrag von meor hakif
> Gesendet: Montag, 9. August 2004 08:46
> An: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
> Betreff: paleonet Posidonia
> 
> Hi all,
> Does anybody know the status of the pelecypod genus 
> Posidonia? Should it be called Posidonomya, as Posidonia is 
> also used for a type of seagrass. 
> Cheers,
> Meor Hakif
> Univ. of Malaya
> 
> 
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