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Elongaria (Elongaria)

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Taxonomy
Elongaria (Elongaria) was named by Haas (1913). It is extant.

It was assigned to Elongaria by Haas (1913) and Oostingh (1935).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Elongaria (Elongaria) Haas
1935Elongaria (Elongaria) Oostingh p. 162

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—UniomorphiGray 1854
—UnioniGray 1854
—UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
genusElongariaHaas 1913
subgenusElongariaHaas 1913

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.

Subg. Elongaria (Elongaria) Haas 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Elongaria orientalis (84531 84534 84536 84539)