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Dosinia (Dosinella) merriami

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Dosinia (Dosinella) merriami Clark p. 460 figs. Plate 49, figures 1 and 2; plate .52, figures 1 and 2
1932Dosinia (Dosinella) merriami Loel and Corey p. 216 figs. Plate 38, figure 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDosiniini(Deshayes 1858)
genusDosiniaScopoli 1777
subgenusDosinella
speciesmerriami

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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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:34:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 28.10000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Dosinia merriami (52400 52417 52418)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Dosinia merriami (71216 71223 91374 203554)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Dosinia merriami (44934 44938 44965 44966 44985 207110)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Dosinia merriami (44425)