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Saxolucina sharmani

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Phacoides sharmani was named by Wilckens (1911) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Seymour Island, Antarctica.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Saxolucina sharmani by Zinsmeister (1984), Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Phacoides sharmani Wilckens p. 12 figs. pl. 1, fig. 11
1984Saxolucina sharmani Zinsmeister p. 1513
1992Saxolucina sharmani Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 64 figs. Pl 4, figs j,n

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyLucininaeFleming 1828
genusSaxolucina()
speciessharmani(Wilckens 1911)

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.

†Saxolucina sharmani Wilckens 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the to the top of the Priabonian or 154.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Oxfordian48.07 - 154.8Antarctica Saxolucina sharmani (121683)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica Saxolucina sharmani (63549 180150 207757 278336 278338 278339 278343 278350 278601)
Lutetian - Priabonian48.07 - 33.9Antarctica Saxolucina sharmani (278597)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica Saxolucina sharmani (57762 63551 63552 63553 72405 153802 278337 278341 278584 278585)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Antarctica Saxolucina sharmani (278595)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Saxolucina sharmani (72389 72399 72400 72401 72403 113364 162358 180151 278312 278322 278323 278331 278342 278578 278579)