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Anomia ruffini

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Synonyms
  • Anomia mcgeei was named by Clark (1895) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; North Carolina, Virginia.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anomia ruffini by Ward (1992).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Anomia ruffini Conrad p. 323
1895Anomia mcgeei Clark p. 5
1992Anomia ruffini Ward p. 75

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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
speciesruffiniConrad 1843

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 ruffini Conrad 1843
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Invalid names: Anomia mcgeei Clark 1895 [synonym]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 28.10000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) Anomia ruffini (71649 71652)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) Anomia ruffini (71650)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (Virginia) Anomia ruffini (60658)