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Aligena elevata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Taxonomy
Montacuta elevata was named by Stimpson (1851) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Aligena elevata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Montacuta elevata Stimpson p. 16
2008Aligena elevata Hendy et al.

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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
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLasaeidaeGray 1842
genusAligenaLea 1843
specieselevata(Stimpson 1851)

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.

Aligena elevata Stimpson 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:29:38
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:29:38
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Aligena elevata (66626)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Aligena elevata (66721)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Aligena elevata (66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Aligena elevata (61267)