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Acesta shackletoni

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
A. bibbyi, A. brycei, A. excavata, A. maui, A. webbi, Lima (Acesta) beta, Lima (Acesta) obliquistriata, Lima (Acesta) obsoleta, Lima (Acesta) praetexta, Lima (Acesta) sameshimai

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAcestaAdams and Adams 1858
speciesshackletoni

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.20000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Acesta shackletoni (1316 63513)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica (Seymour Island) Acesta shackletoni (8019)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Acesta shackletoni (63516)