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Lima subauriculata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Pecten subauriculata was named by Montagu (1808). It is extant. It is the type species of Limatula.

It was recombined as Limatula subauriculata by Wood (1839); it was recombined as Lima subauriculata by Wood (1850).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Pecten subauriculata Montagu p. 63 figs. pl. 29, fig. 2
1839Limatula subauriculata Wood
1850Lima subauriculata Wood p. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLimaBruguière 1797
speciessubauriculata(Montagu 1808)

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.

Lima subauriculata Montagu 1808
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:35:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:35:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Limatula subauriculata (74865)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation Limatula subauriculata (50041)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Limatula subauriculata (77402)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Limatula subauriculata (60291)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Limatula subauriculata (51690 51691 70539)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Lima subauriculata (84755 84795)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Limatula subauriculata (131210 131217)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Limatula subauriculata (67069)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Lima subauriculata (127581)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Lima subauriculata (127636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland (Disko Island) Lima subauriculata (227045 227046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Lima subauriculata (127593)