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Mactrotoma quirosana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra (Mactrotoma) quirosana was named by Hodson (1931). Its type specimen is PRI 24051, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mactrotoma quirosana by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Mactra (Mactrotoma) quirosana Hodson
2008Mactrotoma quirosana 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)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusMactrotomaDall 1894
speciesquirosana(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.

Mactrotoma quirosana Hodson 1931
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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 14:11:26
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:11:26
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Zulia) Mactra quirosana (60627)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcon) Mactra quirosana (60144)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Mactra quirosana (131210)