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Monitilora (Monitilora)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Monitilora (Monitilora) was named by Iredale (1930). It is extant.

It was assigned to Monitilora by Iredale (1930), Glibert (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Monitilora (Monitilora) Iredale
1985Monitilora (Monitilora) Glibert p. 278

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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
subfamilyMyrteinaeChavan 1969
genusMonitiloraIredale 1930
subgenusMonitiloraIredale 1930

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.

Subg. Monitilora (Monitilora) Iredale 1930
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Pliocene or 56.00000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium Monitilora elegans (77608)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Lucina elegans (42583)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Monitilora elegans (3258)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Monitilora elegans (77612 77613) Monitilora elegans, Monitilora grata (77611)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Monitilora elegans (8124)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) Miltha elegans (3494)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Monitilora elegans (78567)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Lucina elegans (42586 42640)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria Miltha elegans (103757)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Monitilora ideonea (63436) Monitilora idonea (63439)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India Calvilucina bonneti (77658)