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Plastomiltha claibornensis

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Cyclas claibornensis was named by Conrad (1865). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Miltha (Plastomiltha).

It was recombined as Lucina claibornensis by Harris (1919); it was recombined as Miltha (Plastomiltha) claibornensis by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Plastomiltha claibornensis by Vokes (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Cyclas claibornensis Conrad p. 146
1919Lucina claibornensis Harris p. 121
1930Miltha (Plastomiltha) claibornensis Stewart p. 191
1969Plastomiltha claibornensis Vokes p. 96

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyLucininaeFleming 1828
genusPlastomiltha()
speciesclaibornensis(Conrad 1865)

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
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Saxolucina claibornensis (205421)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Saxolucina claibornensis (205485)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Saxolucina claibornensis (205438 205489)