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Pholadomya (Pholadomya) ambigua

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Lutraria ambigua Sowerby
2004Pholadomya (Pholadomya) ambigua Valls et al. p. 165 figs. Pl 3, figs 1,2; text-figs 7,9
2012Pholadomya (Pholadomya) ambigua Damborenea p. 330 figs. Pl 1, figs 30-31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyPholadomyoideaKing 1844
familyPholadomyidaeKing 1844
genusPholadomyaSowerby 1823
subgenusPholadomyaSowerby 1823
speciesambigua(Sowerby 1819)

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1246.022.958.051.211.5
valve height264.855.975.365.613.8

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:13
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:18:40
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 205.70000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (72 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Argentina (Mendoza) Pholadomya ambigua (132717 132720)
Oxynotum199.5 - 192.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Pholadomya ambigua (133092)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (Yukon) Pholadomya ambigua (34225)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Mexico (Sonora) Pholadomya ambigua (40177)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Pholadomya ambigua (34221)
Davoei192.9 - 184.2Spain (Aragon) Pholadomya ambigua (146719 146723 146724 146820 146821)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Pholadomya ambigua (126923)
Ibex192.9 - 184.2Spain (Aragon) Pholadomya ambigua (146716 146810 146814 146817)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Greenland Pholadomya ambigua (161977 162071 162072 162111 162271 162272 162274 162275 162278 162280)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Spain (Aragon) Pholadomya ambigua (146804)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Bulgaria (Sofia) Pholadomya ambigua (225553)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Pholadomya ambigua (225394 225396 225404)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Pholadomya ambigua (204120)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Spain (Aragon) Pholadomya ambigua (146743 146824)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom Pholadomya ambigua (213654 213655)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Greenland Pholadomya ambigua (161963 161972 161973 161975 162056 162058 162079 162083 162098 162099 162112 162113 162270 162276 162277 162282 162285 162286) Pholadomya gronlandica (161208)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain Pholadomya ambigua (211285 211871 211872 212055 212059 212060)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Spain (Aragon) Pholadomya ambigua (146755)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Germany Pholadomya ambigua (159446)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain Pholadomya ambigua (25612 25939 26324 26334 26384)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom Pholadomya ambigua (213673 213678)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain (Teruel) Pholadomya ambigua (211170)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany Pholadomya ambigua (60387)