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Macoma (Psammacoma) siliqua

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina siliqua was named by Adams (1852). It is extant.

It was recombined as Macoma (Psammacoma) siliqua by Moore (2003), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Tellina siliqua Adams p. 508
2003Macoma (Psammacoma) siliqua Moore figs. plate 6, figure 1
2012Macoma (Psammacoma) siliqua Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 607

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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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomaLeach 1819
subgenusPsammacoma(Dall 1900)
speciessiliqua(Adams 1852)

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:36:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:36:40
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 Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Macoma siliqua (124265 124266)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Costa Rica Macoma siliqua (135044)