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Dacryomya polaris

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda polaris was named by Kiparisova (1937).

It was recombined as Dacryomya polaris by Kurushin (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Leda polaris Kiparisova p. 186 figs. Pl 5, figs 9-11
1985Dacryomya polaris Kurushin p. 50 figs. Pl 8, figs 1-3; pl 9, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusDacryomya(Agassiz 1840)
speciespolaris(Kiparisova 1937)

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.

Dacryomya polaris Kiparisova 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height19.25
valve height16.60

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Dacryomya polaris (124652)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Russian Federation Dacryomya polaris (124562)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Russian Federation Dacryomya polaris (135902)