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Limaria (Limaria) hians

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea hians was named by Gmelin (1792). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lima hians by Wood (1850); it was recombined as Limaria (Limaria) hians by Hendy (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Ostrea hians Gmelin p. 3332
1850Lima hians Wood p. 44
2007Limaria (Limaria) hians Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLimariaLink 1807
subgenusLimariaLink 1807
specieshians(Gmelin 1792)

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
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:36:37
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:42:08
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Lima hians (77406)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Limaria hians (86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Lima hians (84795)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Lima hians (78312)