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Superlucina megameris

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina megameris was named by Dall (1901). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Phacoides (Pseudomiltha) megameris by Dall (1901); it was recombined as Pseudomiltha megameris by Jung (1974); it was recombined as Eomiltha megameris by Bretsky (1976); it was recombined as Miltha (Eomiltha) megameris by Vokes (1983); it was recombined as Superlucina megameris by Taylor and Glover (2009).

Synonyms
  • Pseudomiltha haitensis was named by Woodring and Mansfield (1924). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Phacoides (Pseudomiltha) haitensis by Cox (1941); it was synonymized subjectively with Miltha (Eomiltha) megameris by Vokes (1983).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Lucina megameris Dall p. 40
1901Phacoides (Pseudomiltha) megameris Dall p. 829
1924Pseudomiltha haitensis Woodring and Mansfield p. 612
1941Phacoides (Pseudomiltha) haitensis Cox p. 136
1974Pseudomiltha megameris Jung p. 493
1976Eomiltha megameris Bretsky p. 290
1983Miltha (Eomiltha) megameris Vokes p. 135
2009Superlucina megameris Taylor and Glover p. 97

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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
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusSuperlucina
speciesmegameris(Dall 1901)

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.

†Superlucina megameris Dall 1901
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Invalid names: Phacoides (Pseudomiltha) haitensis Woodring and Mansfield 1924 [synonym]
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: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Haiti Pseudomiltha haitensis (60571 60572 60573 60574 60575)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Florida) Pseudomiltha megameris (41447)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Curaçao Pseudomiltha megameris (60090)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Jamaica (Saint Ann) Miltha megameris (99343)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Florida) Pseudomiltha megameris (49882)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Panama Pseudomiltha megameris (42487 42488)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Jamaica Miltha megameris (92777 92778) Phacoides megameris (60955 60961) Pseudomiltha megameris (60966 111543)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) Miltha megameris (92383 99194) Pseudomiltha megameris (41477 61109)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Jamaica Phacoides megameris (60958)