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Mactrellona

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactrellona was named by Marks (1915) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Mactrinae by Woodring (1982); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Mactrellona Marks
1982Mactrellona Woodring p. 649
2002Mactrellona Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusMactrellonaMarks 1915

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.

G. Mactrellona Marks 1915
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Mactrellona alata Spengler 1802
Mactrellona tumbezia Olsson 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 14:11:52
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:11:52
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Gelasian or 48.07000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Venezuela M. sp. (134840)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Venezuela M. cerrocometensis (134867)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Peru (Piura) Mactrella tumbezia (55437)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Peru (Piura) Mactra tumbezia (64559)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Peru Mactrella exoleta (66178)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Mactrella alata (58817)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) M. alata (145250 145332 145567) M. sp. (79791 79792)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama M. alata (93168 93177)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia M. alata (131219)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Mactra alata, Mactra exoleta (134665)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador (Manabi) Mactra alata (51886)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Colombia (La Guajira) M. sp. (136994 157967 157969)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica Mactra alata (134652)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ecuador (Manabi) Mactra alata (51879)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Ecuador (Manabi) M. sp. (48664)