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Diplodonta mediamericana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy
Diplodonta mediamericana was named by Brown and Pilsbry (1913) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene; Panama.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 76, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Diplodonta mediamericana Brown and Pilsbry p. 499 figs. fig. 2

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
speciesmediamericana

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.

Diplodonta mediamericana Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:03:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:01
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Diplodonta mediamericana (80304)