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Limopsis zealandica

Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae

Taxonomy
Limopsis zealandica was named by Hutton (1873) [Age: Waitakian to Otaian (Late Oligocene to Early Miocene) Subgenus: (Limopsis) Further information in Beu and Maxwell (1990) [A. Hendy]].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Limopsis zealandica Hutton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLimopsoideaDall 1895
familyLimopsidaeDall 1895
genusLimopsisSassi 1827
specieszealandicaHutton 1873

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.

Limopsis zealandica Hutton 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:32:15
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:32:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Otaian or 28.40000 to 19.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Limopsis zealandica (67598)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Dannevirke) Limopsis zealandica (35658)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand Limopsis zealandica (67823)