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Sphenia angustata

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Mya angustata was named by Sowerby (1826). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sphenia angustata by Marquet et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Mya angustata Sowerby p. 57 figs. pl. 531, fig. 1
1852Mya tongrorum de Ryckholt p. 158 figs. pl. 5, figs. 25-26
2008Sphenia angustata Marquet et al. p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusSpheniaTurton 1822
speciesangustata(Sowerby 1826)

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.

Sphenia angustata Sowerby 1826
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Invalid names: Mya tongrorum de Ryckholt 1852 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:15:42
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:15:42
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Rupelian or 37.20000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Mya angustata (39662)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium Sphenia angustata (111366 111368 111371)