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Trinitasia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Trinitasia was named by Maury (1928) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi]. Its type is Thyasira sanctiandreae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Trinitasia Maury p. 1374
1982Trinitasia Woodring p. 651
2002Trinitasia 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
genusTrinitasiaMaury 1928

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. †Trinitasia Maury 1928
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Invalid names: Dermatomya harrisi Weisbord 1929 [synonym], Mulinia atlanticola Anderson 1929 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 20.45000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Panama T. sanctiandreae (42614)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Trinidad and Tobago T. sanctiandreae (96522)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Colombia (Atlantico) Dermatomya harrisi (60684)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia Mactra atlanticola (88296) Thyasira sanctiandreae, T. sanctiandreae (131220) T. sanctiandreae (131219)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Poromya harrisi (97685)