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Psammotreta (Pseudometis)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Psammotreta (Pseudometis) was named by Lamy (1918) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Pseudometis by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Psammotreta by Lamy (1918) and Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Psammotreta (Pseudometis) Lamy
2002Pseudometis Sepkoski
2006Psammotreta (Pseudometis) Rosenberg 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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyMacominaeOlsson 1961
genusPsammotretaDall 1900
subgenusPseudometisLamy 1918

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:36:56
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:36:56
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Pseudometis praerupta (97028 97029)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand Psammotreta praerupta (67930)