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Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Anomia macrochisma was named by Deshayes (1839) [TYPE LOCALITY: California; Recent.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Placunanomia macrochisma by Ashley (1895); it was recombined as Pododesmus (Monia) macroschisma by Arnold (1903), Hertlein and Grant (1972) and Moore (1987); it was recombined as Monia macroschisma by Arnold (1909) and Vedder and Moore (1976); it was recombined as Pododesmus macrochisma by Grant and Gale (1931), Woodring and Bramlette (1950) and Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012); it was recombined as Pododesmus macrochismus by Addicott and Emerson (1959); it was recombined as Pododesmus macroschisma by Stanton (1966) and Adegoke (1969); it was corrected as Anomia macroschisma by Keen (1971); it was recombined as Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma by Coan et al. (2000) and Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. zelandica

Synonyms
  • Placunanomia cepio was named by Gray (1850). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Pododesmus (Monia) cepio by Keen (1971); it was recombined as Pododesmus cepio by McLearn (1978); it was synonymized subjectively with Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma by Moore (1987).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Anomia macrochisma Deshayes p. 359
1850Placunanomia cepio Gray
1895Placunanomia macrochisma Ashley p. 344
1903Pododesmus (Monia) macroschisma Arnold pp. 116-117
1909Monia macroschisma Arnold p. 134
1931Pododesmus macrochisma Grant and Gale pp. 241-242
1950Pododesmus macrochisma Woodring and Bramlette
1959Pododesmus macrochismus Addicott and Emerson
1966Pododesmus macroschisma Stanton, Jr. p. 28 figs. P1. 5, fig. 7
1969Pododesmus macroschisma Adegoke p. 106
1971Anomia macroschisma Keen p. 103
1971Pododesmus (Monia) cepio Keen p. 103
1972Pododesmus (Monia) macroschisma Hertlein and Grant pp. 225-226
1973Placunanomia cepio Kern p. 74
1976Monia macroschisma Vedder and Moore
1978Pododesmus cepio McLearn pp. 71-72
1987Pododesmus (Monia) macroschisma Moore p. 13
2000Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma Coan et al. p. 256
2012Pododesmus macrochisma Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 256
2021Pododesmus (Monia) macrochisma Hendy

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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
genusPododesmusPhilippi 1837
subgenusMonia(Gray 1850)
speciesmacrochisma(Deshayes 1839)

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.

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Invalid names: Pododesmus cepio Gray 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:28:04
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:28:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.62 - 2.588USA (California) Pododesmus macrochisma (188305)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Pododesmus cepio (194797 195037)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Monia macroschisma (206365 206369 206370) Pododesmus cepio (97209)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Monia macroschisma (216911)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.806USA (California) Pododesmus macrochisma (214273 214274)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Pododesmus macroschisma (200398 214965 214966 214967)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Monia macroschisma (186031) Pododesmus macroschisma (189545)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Pododesmus macrochisma (189561 189766 207643 207663 207667 214277 214285 214286 214287)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Pododesmus macroschisma (96592 96593 96594)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Pododesmus macrochisma (71053 71054 203095 203105 203108 203114 223329 223525) Pododesmus macrochismus (202492) Pododesmus macroschisma (96884 96894 207886)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Placunanomia macrochisma (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Placunanomia macrochisma (222674) Pododesmus macrochisma (96566 222659 222660 222662) Pododesmus macroschisma (59063 96895)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Pododesmus macroschisma (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Pododesmus macrochismus (67641 67642)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Pododesmus macrochisma (37675)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Pododesmus macrochisma (37632)