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Eopapyrina darienensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra (Mactrella) darienensis was named by Dall (1898). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mactra darienensis by Brown and Pilsbry (1911) and Beal (1948); it was recombined as Eopapyrina darienensis by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Mactra (Mactrella) darienensis Dall p. 895
1911Mactra darienensis Brown and Pilsbry p. 371
1948Mactra darienensis Beal
1982Eopapyrina darienensis 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
genusEopapyrina
speciesdarienensis(Dall 1898)

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 mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 37.71000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Panama Eopapyrina darienensis (42527 42528 42531 42532 42533 42534 42538)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Baja California Sur) Mactra darienensis (43803)