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Psammotreta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Psammotreta was named by Dall (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant. Its type is Tellina aurora.

It was assigned to Macominae by Woodring (1982); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Psammotreta Dall
1982Psammotreta Woodring p. 669
2002Psammotreta Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyMacominaeOlsson 1961
genusPsammotretaDall 1900

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.

G. Psammotreta Dall 1900
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Subg. Psammotreta (Leporimetis) Iredale 1930
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Leporimetis cognata Pilsbry and Vanatta 1902
Leporimetis obesa Deshayes 1855
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Invalid names: Metis alta Conrad 1833 [replaced], Psammotreta (Florimetis) biangulata Carpenter 1856 [synonym]
Psammotreta (Leporimetis) cognata Pilsbry and Vanatta 1902
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Invalid names: Apolymetis clarki Durham 1950 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Scrobicularia producta Carpenter 1856 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Apolymetis twinensis Durham 1944 [synonym], Apolymetis vancouverensis Weaver 1942 [synonym], Metis sespeensis Loel and Corey 1932 [synonym], Metis vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923 [synonym], Poromya teglandae Weaver 1942 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Macoma pacis Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 [synonym]
Psammotreta aurora Hanley 1844
Psammotreta grandis Hanley 1844
Psammotreta hadra Woodring 1982
Psammotreta tenuicula Philippi 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, DS according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 13:36:56
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:36:56
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (132 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Heteromacoma rostellata (194549)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (California) Heteromacoma rostellata (52800)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (California) Metis rostellata (71180)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (California) Metis rostellata (71183 71198 71201)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Apolymetis twinensis (208164)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (California) Heteromacoma rostellata (72406 72407 72408 72410 219727 219731 219736 219737 219755 219756 219759 219760) Metis rostellata (122273)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Apolymetis twinensis (180405 208173) Poromya teglandae (52356 52362)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Canada (British Columbia) Metis vancouverensis (63087)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation Leporimetis slodkewitschi (50041)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Leporimetis sp. (196138) Metis alta (71228 71231) P. biangulata (44893 44896 44897)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Baja California Sur) Metis alta (43814 96570)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Florimetis biangulata (195039 195078 195120)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany P. papyracea (164945)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) P. hadra (156751 156752)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) P. hadra (157931)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) P. hadra (158029 158040)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation Leporimetis slodkewitschi (50037 50038)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) P. biangulata (44936 44985 44988)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Leporimetis lacunosa (51687)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama P. hadra (82116 82124 82125)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation Leporimetis slodkewitschi (49978)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia P. postrema (131219)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Leporimetis papyracea (70513)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Florimetis biangulata (194801 194802 194803 194888 194891 194892 194894 194895 195030 195031 195032 195033 195034 195038)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Leporimetis papyracea (70864 70887)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago P. galbana (60410 60411)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Metis alta (206370 206371 220197 220199) Metis excavata (96539) P. biangulata (97404)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) P. muisna (60771)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California) Metis alta (97124)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador Florimetis cognata (96596)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Metis alta (216864 216867)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Chile P. tenuicula (79201 79204 79205 79206 79207 79213)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Colombia (La Guajira) P. sp. (136994 157969)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Western Cape) Leporimetis hanleyi (118306)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Macoma grandis (51880)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Macoma grandis (51879)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Western Cape) Leporimetis hanleyi (118308)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Hemimetis intastriata (79336) P. intastriata (61309)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) P. sp., Macoma grandis (48665)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Apolymetis biangulata (96565)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Pseudometis praerupta (97028 97029)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Apolymetis intastriata (67069) P. intastriata (61310)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Leporimetis obesa (71051 71053) Leporimetis sp. (71054) Metis alta (138723 222663)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Apolymetis biangulata (222954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Leporimetis intastriata (80837 80853)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Apolymetis intastriata (80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Apolymetis clarkii (147802)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Apolymetis cognata (89597)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Apolymetis cognata (96557) Florimetis cognata (34933) Leporimetis cognata (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Apolymetis biangulata (59063 96566 96895 219029 219030) Macoma pacis (96589) Macoma pacis, Apolymetis biangulata (160361) Metis alta (222659 222660 222661 222662)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) P. dombei (160394)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Macoma grandis (97645)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand P. crassula, P. praerupta (67930)