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Macoma (Panacoma)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Macoma (Panacoma) was named by Olsson (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi T Plio].

It was reranked as Panacoma by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Macoma by Olsson (1942), Cox et al. (1969); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Macoma aomoriensis, Macoma arcata, Macoma arcatata, Macoma arnoldi, Macoma asagaiensis, Macoma brevifrons, Macoma calcaria, Macoma calcaria, Macoma chulgunensis, Macoma clallamensis, Macoma cuspidata, Macoma dispar, Macoma erycinoides, Macoma gorenlandica, Macoma gracilis, Macoma groenlandica, Macoma holmesii, Macoma hosfordensis, Macoma hybrida, Macoma inclinata, Macoma indentata, Macoma irma, Macoma izurensis, Macoma izurensis, Macoma kamtschatica, Macoma karaginskiensis, Macoma kirkinskaja, Macoma lipara, Macoma lissonii, Macoma litoralis, Macoma lorenzoensis, Macoma middendorffii, Macoma moesta, Macoma moesta, Macoma nagaoi, Macoma nasuta, Macoma nasuta, Macoma nigeriensis, Macoma nipponica, Macoma nipponica, Macoma optiva, Macoma optiva, Macoma orbicularis, Macoma orientalis, Macoma osacamensis, Macoma panamensis, Macoma parabilella, Macoma petalum, Macoma planiuscula, Macoma planiusculus, Macoma plebeia, Macoma poretschiensis, Macoma praeorbiculata, Macoma praetexta, Macoma praetexta, Macoma pseudomera, Macoma ralpha, Macoma ralphi, Macoma rekinnensis, Macoma sachalinensis, Macoma scalaroides, Macoma scarlotoi, Macoma sectior, Macoma sectior, Macoma sejugata, Macoma sejugata, Macoma seminuda, Macoma shiratoriensis, Macoma simiensis, Macoma spambergensis, Macoma subulosa, Macoma tagua, Macoma talahabensis, Macoma telahabensis, Macoma tenta, Macoma tokyoense, Macoma tokyoensis, Macoma tokyoensis, Macoma truncatoides, Macoma uruuayensis, Macoma vancouverensis, Macoma vasiljevskii, Macoma vendryesi, Macoma vialovi, Macoma vicksburgensis, Macoma virginiana, Macoma virginicana, Macoma wynoocheensis, Macoma wynoochensis, Macoma yoldiiformis
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2025-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Macoma (Panacoma) Olsson
1969Macoma (Panacoma) Cox et al. p. N623
2002Panacoma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomaLeach 1819
subgenusPanacomaOlsson 1942

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.

Subg. †Macoma (Panacoma) Olsson 1942
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Panacoma chiriquiensis Olsson 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Macoma chiriquiensis (66790)