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Macoma nasuta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina nasuta was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tellina (Olcesia) piercei by Addicott (1973); it was recombined as Macoma (Macoma) nasuta by Moore (2003); it was considered a nomen dubium by Moore (1963); it was recombined as Macoma nasuta by Ashley (1895), Loel and Corey (1932), Woodring and Bramlette (1950), Coan et al. (2000) and Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Tellina nasuta Conrad
1895Macoma nasuta Ashley p. 344
1900Macoma kelseyi Dall p. 1052
1909Macoma jacalitosana Arnold p. 65 figs. Plate XVI, figure 2
1910Macoma jacalitosana Arnold p. 65
1932Macoma nasuta Loel and Corey p. 228 figs. Plate 43, figures 7, 8
1950Macoma nasuta Woodring and Bramlette
2000Macoma nasuta Coan et al. p. 420
2003Macoma (Macoma) nasuta Moore figs. plate 5, figure 8
2021Macoma nasuta Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomaLeach 1819
speciesnasuta(Conrad 1837)

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.

Macoma nasuta Conrad 1837
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Invalid names: Macoma jacalitosana Arnold 1909 [synonym], Macoma kelseyi Dall 1900 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (125 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (California) Macoma nasuta (71161)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (California) Macoma nasuta (71191 71192 71195)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Macoma nasuta (52408 52418)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Macoma nasuta (71215 71217 71219 71223 91374 203554)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Mexico (Baja California Sur) Macoma nasuta (43809)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Macoma nasuta (194805 195120)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Macoma nasuta (44936 44980)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Macoma nasuta (194798 194803 194888 194891 194892 194894 194895 195029 195031 195032 195033 195034)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6USA (California) Macoma nasuta (39326 39334 39335 39351 39353 39354 39355 39393 39396 39404)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Macoma nasuta (97241 206366 206369 220198)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Macoma nasuta (96885 204366 215294 216865 216867)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California) Macoma kelseyi (97127)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.806USA (California) Macoma nasuta (214261)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Macoma nasuta (19677)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California) Macoma nasuta (154116)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Macoma nasuta (96571)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Oregon) Macoma nasuta (71106)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Macoma nasuta (189561 189760 189761 189762 189763 207643 207656 207657 207663 207665 207666 207667 207668 207669 207671 207672 207673 207674 207675 207676 207677 207690 207693 207694 207697 207699 207700 207701 207712 207713 207728 214278 214279 214280 214281 214285 214286 214287)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Macoma nasuta (168757)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Macoma nasuta (71142)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Macoma nasuta (96884 138723 222663 222664 222995 222998 223304)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Macoma nasuta (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Macoma nasuta (67613)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Macoma nasuta (22632 28157 59063 96555 96566 96895 96900 96901 96936 96937 160361 219029 219030 222659 222660 222661 222662 222674 223045)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) Macoma nasuta (75232)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Macoma nasuta (37676 71059)