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Mactrotoma angusta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra angusta was named by Reeve (1854). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mactrotoma angusta by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Mactra ovalina Reeve p. 14
1854Mactra angusta Reeve p. 18
1941Mactra (Micromactra) atacama Pilsbry and Olsson
2012Mactrotoma angusta Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 549

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusMactrotomaDall 1894
speciesangusta(Reeve 1854)

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.

Mactrotoma angusta Reeve 1854
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Invalid names: Mactra (Micromactra) atacama Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym], Mactra ovalina Reeve 1854 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:11:26
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:11:26
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador (Manabi) Mactra atacama (51886)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Mactra ovalina (122940 122941 122943 122944 122945)