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Meretrix (Callista) proxima montensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Meretrix (Callista) montensis was named by Cossmann (1908).

It was recombined as Meretrix (Callista) proxima montensis by Furon (1948).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Callista abscurata, Callista adamsi, Callista aequora, Callista aldrichi, Callista alta, Callista aurita, Callista boettgeri, Callista bruxellensis, Callista chionides, Callista duponti, Callista erychinoides, Callista goniopisthus, Callista hanzawai, Callista horni, Callista impar, Callista italica, Callista lilacinoides, Callista lisbonensis, Callista macra, Callista marylandica, Callista matsuuraensis, Callista mcgrathiana, Callista mergrathiana, Callista misawaensis, Callista pedemontana, Callista peplucida, Callista perlensis, Callista phasianella, Callista plana, Callista sobrina, Callista taurorugosa, Callista transversa, Callista ventricola, Callista williamsoni, Callista gauderdorfensis, Callista italica, Callista aldrichi, Callista beyrichi, Callista planivieta, Callista reussi, Callista xesta, Callista brevisiphonata, Callista kurodae, Callista sylvaerupis, Callista triangulata, Callista montensis, Callista wilckensi, Cytherea spendida, M. acuticosta, M. agrestis, M. antarctica, M. arnaudi, M. arugai, M. australis, M. baluchistanensis, M. canoasensis, M. chalcedonica, M. chalcedonica, M. chiona, M. chione, M. cordiformis, M. cretacea, M. custugensis, M. eufaulensis, M. exintermedia, M. faba, M. hilarionis, M. hungarica, M. incrassata, M. javana, M. lamarckii, M. meretrix, M. minohensis, M. ninohensis, M. ovisimilis, M. pectinata, M. pseudoumbonella, M. puruensis, M. rholfsi, M. ripleyana, M. rohlfsi, M. rolhfsi, M. rothi, M. splendida, M. striatissima, M. subimpressa, M. transversa, M. trigona, M. tumens, M. sinuatocostata, M. florida, M. yawensis, M. islandicoides, M. floridella, Pitar bonnetensis, Pitar heberti, Pitar villanovae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Meretrix (Callista) montensis Cossmann
1938Meretrix (Callista) montensis Traub p. 61 figs. Pl 4, figs 6a,b
1948Meretrix (Callista) proxima montensis Furon p. 99 figs. Pl 8, fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallistinaeHabe and Kosuge 1967
genusMeretrixPoli 1791
subgenusCallista()
speciesproxima()
subspeciesmontensis(Cossmann 1908)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Thanetian or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium Callista montensis (3118)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Belgium Callista montensis (3120)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Germany Callista montensis (3114)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Meretrix montensis (84335)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Xinjiang) Callista montensis (77841)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo Meretrix proxima (241238)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Bulgaria (Varna) Pitar montensis (102400)