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Haliris jamaicensis

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae

Taxonomy
Verticordia (Haliris) jamaicensis was named by Dall (1903) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; Caribbean.]. Its type specimen is USNM 135686, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Haliris jamaicensis by Jung (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Verticordia (Haliris) jamaicensis Dall p. 1511
1996Haliris jamaicensis Jung p. 45

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyVerticordioideaStoliczka 1871
familyVerticordiidaeStoliczka 1871
genusHalirisDall 1886
speciesjamaicensis(Dall 1903)

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.

Haliris jamaicensis Dall 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:02:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:02:34
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Haliris jamaicensis (69090 69094 131128) Verticordia jamaicensis (58522 69089)