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Mimachlamys reconditus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea recondita was named by Solander (1766) [DSITRIBUTION: Europe; Middle Eocene.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten reconditus by Sowerby (1850) and Wood (1861); it was recombined as Chlamys recondita by Burton (1933) and Wozny (1977); it was recombined as Mimachlamys reconditus by Hendy (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Chlamys sakitoensis, M. catulloi, M. menkrawitensis, M. trigintaradiatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Ostrea recondita Solander p. 42 figs. pl. 8, fig. 107
1850Pecten reconditus Sowerby p. 172
1861Pecten reconditus Wood p. 42
1933Chlamys recondita Burton
1977Chlamys recondita Wozny p. 99
2007Mimachlamys reconditus Hendy

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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)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusMimachlamysRöding 1798
speciesreconditus(Solander 1766)

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.

†Mimachlamys reconditus Solander 1766
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:06:05
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:19:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Pecten reconditus (42583)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Poland Chlamys recondita (49749 49750)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Chlamys recondita (42636 42648)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Pecten reconditus (42585 42586)