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Psammotreta (Leporimetis) dombei

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina dombei was named by Hanley (1844). It is extant.

It was recombined as Leporimetis dombei by Moore (2003); it was recombined as Psammotreta (Leporimetis) dombei by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Hendy (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Tellina dombei Hanley p. 144
1856Scrobicularia producta Carpenter p. 230
2003Leporimetis dombei Moore figs. plate 7, figure 9
2012Psammotreta (Leporimetis) dombei Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 617
2020Psammotreta (Leporimetis) dombei Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyMacominaeOlsson 1961
genusPsammotretaDall 1900
subgenusLeporimetis(Iredale 1930)
speciesdombei(Hanley 1844)

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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Invalid names: Scrobicularia producta Carpenter 1856 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:36:56
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:36:56
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Metis excavata (96539)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Psammotreta dombei (160394)