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Dimya rufaripa

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae

Taxonomy
Dimya rufaripa was named by Vokes (1979) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Oligocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is USNM 263065, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Dimya rufaripa Vokes pp. 39-40
1982Dimya rufaripa Dockery p. 51

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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)
suborderProspondyloidinaWaller 2005
superfamilyDimyoideaFischer 1886
familyDimyidaeFischer 1886
genusDimyaRouault 1850
speciesrufaripaVokes 1979

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.

Dimya rufaripa Vokes 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:33:55
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:33:55
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Dimya rufaripa (5500 5501 5787 7113 74077 74078 74081)