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Callista (Microcallista) proxima

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cytherea proxima was named by Deshayes (1857) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Microcallista.

It was recombined as Microcallista proxima by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Macrocallista proxima by Hassan (1953); it was recombined as Callista proxima by Glibert (1985); it was recombined as Callista (Microcallista) proxima by Le Renard and Pacaud (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. duponti, C. goniopisthus, C. hanzawai, C. horni, C. italica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Cytherea proxima Deshayes pp. 435-436 figs. pl. 30, figs. 31-34
1930Microcallista proxima Stewart p. 244
1953Macrocallista proxima Hassan p. 22
1985Callista proxima Glibert
1995Callista (Microcallista) proxima Le Renard and Pacaud p. 71

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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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallistinaeHabe and Kosuge 1967
genusCallistaPoli 1791
subgenusMicrocallista()
speciesproxima()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Callista proxima (77608)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium Callista proxima (77611)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Greenland Macrocallista proxima (88288 88289 88291 88292)