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Polymesoda caroliniana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae

Taxonomy
Cyclas caroliniana was named by Bosc (1801). It is extant.

It was recombined as Polymesoda carolinensis by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Polymesoda caroliniana by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Cyclas caroliniana Bosc
1962Polymesoda carolinensis Richards
2008Polymesoda caroliniana Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyCorbiculoideaGray 1847
familyCorbiculidaeGray 1847
genusPolymesodaRafinesque 1828
speciescaroliniana(Bosc 1801)

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: aragonitec
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:36:46
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:36:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Polymesoda carolinensis (66742)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Polymesoda carolinensis (66760)