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Limaria (Limatulella) loscombii

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Lima loscombii was named by Sowerby (1824). It is extant.

It was recombined as Limaria (Limatulella) loscombii by Hendy (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. inflata, Limatulella emilyae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Lima loscombii Sowerby figs. fig. 4
1850Lima loscombii Wood p. 45
2007Limaria (Limatulella) loscombii 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
subgenusLimatulella
speciesloscombii(Sowerby 1824)

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 Badenian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 13.65000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Limaria loscombii (51687)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Limaria loscombii (173165)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Lima loscombii (84755 84795)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Lima loscombii (84764)