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Mactromya aequalis

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae

Taxonomy
Mactromya aequalis was named by Agassiz (1843).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. altera, M. aspasia, M. carnesi, M. concentrica, M. eamesi, M. equisetitis, M. parvula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Mactromya aequalis Agassiz

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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
familyMactromyidaeCox 1929
genusMactromyaAgassiz 1843
speciesaequalisAgassiz 1843

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.

†Mactromya aequalis Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: chemosymbioticsuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:27
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:06:59
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 170.30000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Jordan Mactromya aequalis (35323 35355 35356)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Jordan Mactromya aequalis (35672)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1India Mactromya aequalis (67667)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Jordan Mactromya aequalis (35699 35700 35701)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India Mactromya aequalis (67547 67578 67584 67585 67622)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Kenya Mactromya aequalis (36461 36468 36469 36470)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Mactromya aequalis (100386)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Ethiopia Mactromya aequalis (93482 94494)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Somalia Mactromya aequalis (92962 93017 94519)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Mactromya aequalis (13791 13869 13898 13952)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2India Mactromya aequalis (67559 67626 67631 68386)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Mactromya aequalis (13607)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Somalia Mactromya aequalis (100374 100382)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Ethiopia Mactromya aequalis (93531)