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Heteranomia squamula

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Anomia squamula was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Northern Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Pododesmus squamula by Bosselaers et al. (2004); it was recombined as Heteranomia squamula by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Anomia squamula Linnaeus p. 701
2004Pododesmus squamula Bosselaers et al. p. 31
2008Heteranomia squamula Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AnomioideiGray 1854
AnomioiteiGray 1854
superfamilyAnomioideaRafinesque 1815
familyAnomiidaeRafinesque 1815
genusHeteranomiaWinckworth 1922
speciessquamula(Linnaeus 1758)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Heteranomia squamula Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:35:41
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:27:37
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 28.10000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark (Jutland) Pododesmus squamula (9176)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Pododesmus squamula (62882)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Pododesmus squamula (61896 61897 61898 61899 61900 61901 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 61907 62885 62886)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark Pododesmus squamula (98312)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Pododesmus squamula (48092)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Pododesmus squamula (77863 77864 77867 77868 77869)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Heteranomia squamula (55827)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Heteranomia squamula (86801)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Heteranomia squamula (59003)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Heteranomia squamula (86803 86804 86805)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Heteranomia squamula (86807 86808)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Pododesmus squamula (78312)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Anomia squamula (97962 97963 97964 97965 97966 97967 97968 97969 98036 98037)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Pododesmus squamula (98199 98200 98201 98205)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Iceland Heteranomia squamula (75055 75056 75057)