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Miltha (Matanziella) vidali

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Artemis vidali was named by Philippi (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Early-Middle Miocene; Chile.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Miltha (Matanziella).

It was recombined as Miltha (Matanziella) vidali by Frassinetti and Covacevich (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Artemis vidali Philippi p. 107 figs. pl. 15, fig. 2
1993Miltha (Matanziella) vidali Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 84

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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
genusMiltha(Adams and Adams 1857)
subgenusMatanziellaFrassinetti 1978
speciesvidali(Philippi 1887)

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.

Miltha (Matanziella) vidali Philippi 1887
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.44000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Miltha vidali (78522)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Peru Miltha vidali (76635)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile Miltha vidali (78521)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Peru Miltha vidali (76597 76636)