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Mactrodesma subponderosa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra subponderosa was named by d'Orbigny (1852).

It was recombined as Spisula (Hemimactra) subponderosa by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Mactrodesma subponderosa by Ward (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Mactra subponderosa d'Orbigny p. 100
1904Spisula (Hemimactra) subponderosa Glenn p. 288
1992Mactrodesma subponderosa Ward p. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusMactrodesma
speciessubponderosa(d'Orbigny 1852)

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.

Mactrodesma subponderosa d'Orbigny 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Tortonian or 13.82000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Spisula subponderosa (79108)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Mactrodesma subponderosa (70853 71636)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Virginia) Mactrodesma subponderosa (71632)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Mactrodesma subponderosa (51722 51727 59303 59304 59305 68978 69016 69032)