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Macoma (Rexithaerus) panzana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Macoma panzana was named by Wiedey (1928). Its type specimen is SDSNH 38, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LSJU loc. 432, which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Temblor Formation of California.

It was recombined as Macoma secta panzana by Loel and Corey (1932); it was recombined as Macoma (Rexithaerus) panzana by Moore (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Macoma panzana Wiedey p. 150 figs. Plate 19, figur,e 1
1932Macoma secta panzana Loel and Corey p. 228 figs. Plate 43, figure 5
2003Macoma (Rexithaerus) panzana Moore figs. plate 6, figure 6

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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
subgenusRexithaerus(Conrad 1869)
speciespanzana()

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:35:58
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:35:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Macoma panzana (44929 44980 type locality: 220066)