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Tawera propinqua

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Chione propinqua was named by Tenison Woods (1877) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Southern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Tawera propinqua by Darragh (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Chione propinqua Tenison Woods p. 113
1970Tawera propinqua Darragh p. 145

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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
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusTaweraMarwick 1927
speciespropinqua(Tenison Woods 1877)

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.

Tawera propinqua Tenison Woods 1877
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.03000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Tawera propinqua (71238)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) Chione propinqua (72221)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Chione propinqua (72210) Tawera propinqua (71351)