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Paramya

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Paramya is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Myacidae by Glenn (1904); to Myidae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Paramya Glenn p. 284
1987Paramya Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
2002Paramya Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusParamya

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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Paramya subovata Conrad 1845
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 13:49:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:49:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Holocene or 13.82000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) P. subovata (79115)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) P. subovata (58893 58895)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) P. subovata (58897)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (South Carolina) Myalina subovata (92407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) P. subovata (57704 57705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) P. subovata (41935 41940 92774 92776)