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Fimbria pacifica

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Fimbria pacifica was named by Squires (1990). Its type specimen is IGM 5104 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CSUN Loc. 1220b, Mesa la Salina, which is in a Ypresian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone/limestone in the Bateque Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Fimbria pacifica Squires p. 554 figs. 3.1-3.3
1992Fimbria pacifica Squires and Demetrion p. 40
2020Fimbria pacifica Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusFimbriaMühlfeldt 1811
speciespacifica

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.

Fimbria pacifica Squires 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California Sur) Fimbria pacifica (type locality: 5496)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Fimbria pacifica (185192 185196 185197 185198)