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Polymesoda falconensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae

Taxonomy
Cyrena falconensis was named by Hodson (1931). Its type specimen is PRI (no number), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Polymesoda falconensis by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Cyrena falconensis Hodson p. 8 figs. pl. 2, fig. 11
1960Cyrena falconensis Barrios p. 249
2008Polymesoda falconensis Hendy 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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyCorbiculoideaGray 1847
familyCorbiculidaeGray 1847
genusPolymesodaRafinesque 1828
speciesfalconensis(Hodson 1931)

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.

Polymesoda falconensis Hodson 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:36:46
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:36:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia Cyrena falconensis (97692)