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Miltha

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Lucina (Miltha) Adams and Adams p. 468
1903Phacoides (Miltha) Dall
1922Lucina (Miltha) Martin p. 489
1925Miltha Woodring p. 115
1969Miltha Vokes p. 95
1977Miltha Adegoke p. 253
1978Miltha Malumian et al. p. 276
1980Miltha Vokes p. 103
1983Miltha Vokes p. 135
1987Miltha Squires p. 59
1988Miltha Moore pp. D17 - D18
1990Miltha Beu et al. p. 396
2002Miltha Sepkoski
2010Miltha Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusMiltha(Adams and Adams 1857)

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. Miltha Adams and Adams 1857
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Lucina (Miltha) contorta Cossmann 1887
Subg. †Miltha (Matanziella) Frassinetti 1978
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Miltha (Matanziella) vidali Philippi 1887
Subg. Miltha (Miltha) Adams and Adams 1857
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Miltha (Miltha) meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927
Miltha (Miltha) parsoni Waring 1917
Subg. †Miltha (Plastomiltha) Stewart 1930
Miltha africana Adegoke 1977
Miltha childreni Gray 1825
Miltha chipolana Dall 1903
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Invalid names: Phacoides (Miltha) heracleus Dall 1903 [synonym], Phacoides (Miltha) smithwoodwardi Maury 1917 [synonym]
Miltha hamptonensis Ludbrook 1969
Miltha hillsboroensis Heilprin 1887
Miltha inflata Abbass 1972
Miltha merangiana Martin 1922
Miltha xantusi Dall 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 145.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 139.8 Ma

Collections (244 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Japan M. japonica (116558 116562)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Japan M. amakusensis (82376) M. sp. (82353)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan M. sp. (74501)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Japan M. sp., M. amakusensis (82382)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Southland) M. agilis (50212)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland M. proava, M. passelecqui, M. sp. (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium M. montensis (26890) M. montensis, M. solvayi (3118) M. montensis, Recticardo dolloi (26891) M. montensis, Recticardo dolloi, Recticardo hannonica, Recticardo rutoti, Recticardo solvayi (22931) Recticardo dolloi, Recticardo hannonica (26879) Recticardo hannonica (26880)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Recticardo hannonica (20816)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (California) M. parsonsi (193035)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Phacoides albaripus (92222 99004 99054)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Russian Federation M. parsoni (49981)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Poland M. montensis, M. passelecqui (3112)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Germany M. montensis, M. passelecqui, M. solvayi (3114)
Teurian66.0 - 55.8New Zealand (South Island) M. agilis (127466)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria M. africana (7791)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0New Zealand M. agilis (64700) M. sp. (64698 64701)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) M. sp. (52596 185194)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Virginia) M. aquiana (91126)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) M. greggi (90818)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Maryland) M. aquiana (91709)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Phacoides meganosensis (52421 52422 52426 52428 52429 52431)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Saudi Arabia (Ash Sharqiyah) Lucina inflata, Lucina depressa (42459)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Russian Federation M. meganosensis (50078)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Australia (Western Australia) M. sp. (179828)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) M. claibornensis (1443) M. claibornensis, M. pandata (1444) M. pandata (1435)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Russian Federation M. snatolensis (50051)
Middle Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene47.8 - 28.4Haiti Phacoides smithwoodwardi (173456)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Georgia) M. claibornensis (90640)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) M. claibornensis (90469 90603 98310 98355) M. gaufia (98386) M. pandata (90600)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) M. pandata (98974) Phacoides pandatus (5436)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) M. gaufia (91097)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand M. sp. (64741 64750)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) M. gaufia (91115)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Romania M. consobrina (101815 101960)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria M. mutabilis (104017)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) M. mutabilis (102294 102406)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Haiti M. ocalana (60606)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Phacoides patensis (52523)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Florida) Phacoides chipolana (41197) Phacoides hernandoensis (80184)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Georgia) Phacoides hillsboroensis (60824 60835 60837)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Jamaica M. sp. (111546)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) M. hillsboroensis (205617)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Alabama) M. chipolana (205613) M. hillsboroensis (205616)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Florida) Phacoides hernandoensis (60665 60960)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Alabama) M. hillsboroensis (155954)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (California) M. sanctaecrucis (72406 72407 219727 219730 219733 219736 219739 219755)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Trinidad and Tobago Phacoides hillsboroensis (93368)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Panama M. sp. (42557)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Phacoides sanctaecrucis (57789)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Mississippi) M. hillsboroensis, M. hernandoensis (205805)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Island) M. neozelanica (204564 205949)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Panama M. sp. (42558)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Phacoides hillsboroensis (60985 61051 61072 61102)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Cuba Phacoides hillsboroensis (75302 75310)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Puerto Rico M. hillsboroensis (80204)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Dannevirke) M. dosiniformis (35639)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) M. childreni (65162)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India (Meghalaya) M. sp. (46493)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Phacoides sanctaecrucis (71217 91374 203554 237907 237913 237917 238140 238145)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile M. vidali (78522)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile M. vidali (78521)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) M. chipolana (89575 89576 91536 92458 92459 92460 92461 92502 92503 92512 92513 92548 92550 92551 92552 92554 92556 92558 92568) Phacoides chipolanus (41760 42271 42366 42443 42482 42663 42677 42678)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Peru M. vidali (76635)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Australia (Western Australia) M. sp. (34466 34467)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) M. sanctaecrucis (206393 237565 237573)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia M. merangiana (63040)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Puerto Rico M. smithwoodwardi (80247)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) M. sanctaecrucis (44937 44980 44982 44988)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Peru M. vidali (76597 76636)
Langhian - Messinian15.97 - 5.333USA (California) M. sp. (167649)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Moldova M. incrassata (78646 78664)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) M. chipolana (145254 145255)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Phacoides sanctaecrucis (52212)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama M. chipolana (93177) M. sp. (82121)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus M. sp. (34690)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic M. smithwoodwardi (58816)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Madagascar Lucina multilamellata (51586)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333USA (California) M. xantusi (97234)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) M. hora (63439 63441 63442 63443)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) M. sp. (194796 195033)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic M. sp. (75042)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Lucina xantusi (96903 96905) M. xantusi (34852 96549 96550 96553 97210 97235 97236 97240 97241 97242 97404) Phacoides xantusi (96539 96542 96545)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) M. sp. (79994)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Lucina xantusi (96906 96908 96909) M. xantusi (237374 237375) Paphia jacalitosensis (216868)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) M. xantusi (237593)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) M. caloosaensis (92344 92361 92362 92363 92442 92624 92658 92659 92660 92661 92662 92663 92664 92665 92666 92667 92668)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) M. caloosaensis (92364 92657)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) M. xantusi (214280)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) M. caloosaensis (41501 41539 41718 79331 79333 92336 92338 92340 92342 92343 92500 92656)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) M. sp. (80035)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (South Australia) M. hamptonensis (63379)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) M. caloosaensis (92331 92333 92498)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) M. carmenae (67069 79747) M. sp. (35031)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Lucina xantusi (222954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) M. carmenae (92369 92621 92671 92672 92673 92674)