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Psammacoma lamproleuca

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina lamproleuca was named by Pilsbry and Lowe (1932). It is extant.

It was recombined as Psammacoma lamproleuca by Olsson (1964), Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Macoma (Psammacoma) lamproleuca by Keen (1971); it was recombined as Macoma lamproleuca by Cantalamessa et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Tellina lamproleuca Pilsbry and Lowe
1964Psammacoma lamproleuca Olsson p. 68
1971Macoma (Psammacoma) lamproleuca Keen p. 229
1982Psammacoma lamproleuca Woodring p. 668
2005Macoma lamproleuca Cantalamessa et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusPsammacomaLeach 1819
specieslamproleuca(Pilsbry and Lowe 1932)

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.

Psammacoma lamproleuca Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:36:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:36:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Gelasian or 23.04000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Ecuador (Manabi) Psammacoma lamproleuca (60769)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Ecuador (Manabi) Macoma lamproleuca (51880)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ecuador (Manabi) Macoma lamproleuca (51879)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Ecuador (Manabi) Macoma lamproleuca (48664 48665)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica Macoma lamproleuca (66777)