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Marama

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Marama was named by Marwick (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u T Plio-u Sepkoski's reference number: 899].

It was assigned to Venerinae by Beu et al. (1990); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. (Hina), M. (Marama)
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. vaga

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Marama Marwick
1990Marama Beu et al. p. 400
2002Marama 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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusMaramaMarwick 1927

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. †Marama Marwick 1927
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Subg. †Marama (Hina) Marwick 1927
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†Hina cainozoica Tenison Woods 1877
Subg. †Marama (Marama) Marwick 1927
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†Marama (Marama) ovata Marwick 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Kapitean or 41.03000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand M. pristina (64736) M. vaga (64734)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71New Zealand (Canterbury) M. vaga (50149)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71New Zealand M. n. sp. B (64749) M. sp. (64730)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) M. pristina (45041) M. vaga (45037)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand M. sp. (45021)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand (Waikato) M. sp. (45007 45008)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand M. ovata (67849) M. sp. (67847)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (Central Otago) M. sp. (35115)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Hina cainozoica (71238)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand (Dannevirke) M. sp. (35639 35657)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Chione cainozoica (72221)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Western Australia) Dosinia cainozoica (70714)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand M. ovata (67826 67827) M. williamsi (67888)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand M. sp. (77489)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand M. ovata (67898) M. sp., M. ovata (67900)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Hina cainozoica (71351)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) M. sp. (45179)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333New Zealand M. hurupiensis (45016)
Kapitean7.2 - 5.333New Zealand M. sp. (180103)