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Mactrellona alata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra alata was named by Spengler (1802). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mactrella alata by Adams and Adams (1876); it was recombined as Mactra (Mactrella) alata by Maury (1917) and Olsson (1922); it was recombined as Labiosa (Labiosa) alata by Haas (1942); it was recombined as Mactrellona alata by Woodring (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Mactra alata Spengler p. 99
1876Mactrella alata Adams and Adams p. 377
1917Mactra (Mactrella) alata Maury p. 231
1922Mactra (Mactrella) alata Olsson p. 263
1942Labiosa (Labiosa) alata Haas p. 309
1982Mactrellona alata Woodring p. 649

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusMactrellonaMarks 1915
speciesalata(Spengler 1802)

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.

Mactrellona alata Spengler 1802
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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 14:11:52
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:11:52
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Gelasian or 11.60800 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Mactrellona alata (145250 145332 145567)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Mactrella alata (58817)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Mactrellona alata (93168 93177)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Mactrellona alata (131219)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Mactra alata (51886)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Mactra alata (134665)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Mactra alata (134652)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Mactra alata (51879)