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Cymatoica marcottae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Cymatoica marcottae was named by Olsson and Petit (1964) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene; Florida.]. Its type specimen is USNM 644639, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Cymatoica marcottae Olsson and Petit p. 534 figs. pl. 77, fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusCymatoicaDall 1889
speciesmarcottae

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.

†Cymatoica marcottae Olsson and Petit 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:34:51
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:34:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available