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Limopsis insolita

Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae

Taxonomy
Trigonocoelia insolita was named by Sowerby (1846) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Chile, Argentina.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Limopsis insolita by Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999) and Griffin and Nielsen (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Trigonocoelia insolita Sowerby p. 252 figs. pl. 2, figs. 20-21
1999Limopsis insolita Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 20
2008Limopsis insolita Griffin and Nielsen p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLimopsoideaDall 1895
familyLimopsidaeDall 1895
genusLimopsisSassi 1827
speciesinsolita(Sowerby 1846)

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.

†Limopsis insolita Sowerby 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:32:15
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:32:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Pliocene or 37.20000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene - Miocene56.0 - 5.333Argentina (Santa Cruz) Limopsis insolita (50077)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Limopsis insolita (71407)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4Argentina (Santa Cruz) Limopsis insolita (42491 52859)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Argentina Limopsis insolita (71402)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Curz) Limopsis insolita (48067)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) Limopsis insolita (48068)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina Limopsis insolita (71403 71404 71427 71539 71540 71541 71542 185967)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Limopsis insolita (78426 78427)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Antarctica Limopsis insolita (41576)