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Macalia bruguieri

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina bruguieri was named by Hanley (1844) [DISTRIBUTION: Plio-Pleistocene-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Macalia bruguieri by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Tellina bruguieri Hanley
2006Macalia bruguieri Rosenberg et al.

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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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyMacominaeOlsson 1961
genusMacaliaAdams 1860
speciesbruguieri(Hanley 1844)

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.

Macalia bruguieri Hanley 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Macalia bruguieri (72096)