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Anomia microstriata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Anomia microstriata was named by Dockery (1982) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Mississippi.]. Its type specimen is USNM 340440, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is MGS Loc. 99a - Cleary [Mint Spring Fm], which is in a Rupelian offshore conglomerate/wackestone in the Mint Spring Formation of Mississippi.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Anomia microstriata Dockery p. 52 figs. pl. 16, figs. 4, 6. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AnomioideiGray 1854
AnomioiteiGray 1854
superfamilyAnomioideaRafinesque 1815
familyAnomiidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAnomia
speciesmicrostriata

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.

Anomia microstriata Dockery 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:28:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:28:34
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Anomia microstriata (type locality: 5943)