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Psamosolen mansfieldi

Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae

Taxonomy
Psamosolen mansfieldi was named by Vokes (1938). Its type specimen is Amer. Mus. No. 24995, a valve (one valve), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Springvale (AMNH collection), which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in Trinidad and Tobago.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Psamosolen mansfieldi Vokes p. 14

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilySolenoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familySolenidaeLamarck 1809
genusPsamosolenRisso 1826
speciesmansfieldi

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.

Psamosolen mansfieldi Vokes 1938
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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 13:52:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:52:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Psamosolen mansfieldi (type locality: 81976)