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Lucinoma contracta

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina contracta was named by Say (1824).

It was recombined as Phacoides (Lucinoma) contracta by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Lucinoma contracta by Ward (1992) and Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Lucina contracta Say p. 145 figs. Plate X, Fig. 8
1904Phacoides (Lucinoma) contracta Glenn p. 339
1992Lucinoma contracta Ward p. 80
2008Lucinoma contracta Hendy et al.

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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
genusLucinomaDall 1901
speciescontracta(Say 1824)

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.

†Lucinoma contracta Say 1824
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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: 2009-09-09 14:00:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:02:45
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 20.44000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Lucinoma contracta (173047)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Maryland) Lucinoma contracta (70593)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Lucinoma contracta (71654)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Lucinoma contracta (55517)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Lucina contracta (55396) Lucinoma contracta (60376 70828 70844 70845 70846 71641 71648)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Lucinoma contracta (71642 71645)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Virginia) Lucinoma contracta (71632 71637)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Lucinoma contracta (59305 68978 69016 69032)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Lucinoma contracta (59295)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Lucinoma contracta (71535)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Virginia) Lucinoma contracta (59297)