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Periploma margaritaceum

Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae

Taxonomy
Pandora margaritacea was named by Lamarck (1801). It is extant.

It was recombined as Periploma margaritaceum by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Pandora margaritacea Lamarck
2008Periploma margaritaceum Hendy et al.

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderThraciida
superfamilyThracioideaStoliczka 1870
familyPeriplomatidaeDall 1895
genusPeriplomaSchumacher 1816
speciesmargaritaceum(Lamarck 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
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:00:26
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:00:26
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Periploma margaritaceum (41935 41936 92775 92776)