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Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

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

It was recombined as Panopea (Panopea) nucleoides by Pugaczewska (1984); it was recombined as Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides by Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Panopea nucleoides Wilckens p. 20 figs. pl. 1, fig. 21
1984Panopea (Panopea) nucleoides Pugaczewska p. 56
1992Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusMyaLinnaeus 1758
subgenusArenomya(Winkworth 1930)
speciesnucleoides(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.

†Mya (Arenomya) nucleoides Wilckens 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:49:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:49:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Pliocene or 56.00000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) Mya nucleoides (63549)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica (Seymour Island) Mya nucleoides (63551)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) Mya nucleoides (63552)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Mya nucleoides (72370 72387 72389 72394 72395 72396 72397)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Seymour Island) Mya nucleoides (63553)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina Mya nucleoides (65184)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Antarctica Panopea nucleoides (41583)