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Spisula modicella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
Mactra (Spisula) sammamishensis, S. arcuata, S. brombachensis, S. callistaeformis, S. compressa, S. craspedota, S. decisa, S. dernburgi, S. elliptica, S. hannibali, S. hemphillii, S. jacksonensis, S. obtruncata, S. paralis, S. parilis, S. praetanius, S. praetenuis, S. rappahannockensis, S. semisulcata, S. sookensis, S. sorachiensis, S. subcuneata, S. subtruncata, S. twinensis, S. veneriformis

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusSpisulaGray 1837
speciesmodicella

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: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Spisula modicella (59330)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Spisula modicella (151326)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Spisula modicella (59310)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Virginia) Spisula modicella (78264 78265 78267 78269 78270)