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Poromya (Dermatomya)

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae

Taxonomy
Dermatomya was named by Dall (1921). It is extant.

It was reranked as Poromya (Dermatomya) by Barrios (1960).

It was assigned to Poromyidae by Weisbord (1929); to Poromya by Barrios (1960); and to Dermatomyidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Dermatomya Dall
1929Dermatomya Weisbord p. 15 figs. 3: 2
1960Poromya (Dermatomya) Barrios p. 262
2010Dermatomya Bouchet 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
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyPoromyoidea(Dall 1886)
familyPoromyidaeDall 1886
genusPoromyaForbes 1844
subgenusDermatomya(Dall 1921)

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.

Subg. Poromya (Dermatomya) Dall 1921
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Invalid names: Corbula binominata Hanna 1924 [synonym]
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 07:59:30
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:59:30
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Dermatomya tenuiconcha (122752)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Dermatomya tenuiconcha (223325) Poromya tenuiconcha (202632 202636)