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Lucina wattsi

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina wattsi was named by Loel and Corey (1932) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; California.]. Its type specimen is UCMP 31821, 31822 (cotypes), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Lucina wattsi Loel and Corey p. 209 figs. Plate 36, figures 6, 7a, 7b

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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
subfamilyLucininaeFleming 1828
genusLucinaBruguière 1797
specieswattsi

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.

Lucina wattsi Loel and Corey 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: chemosymbioticg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:00:32
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:59:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Lucina wattsi (71228 91374)