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Mesodesma donacium

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Mactra donacia was named by Lamarck (1818). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mesodesma donacium by Huber (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Mactra donacia Lamarck
2010Mesodesma donacium Huber

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMesodesmatidaeGray 1840
subfamilyMesodesmatinaeGray 1840
genusMesodesmaDeshayes
speciesdonacium(Lamarck 1818)

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.

Mesodesma donacium Lamarck 1818
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:54
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:54
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) Mesodesma donacium (222834 222837 222840 222841 222878 222879)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Coquimbo) Mesodesma donacium (222333)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Chile (Coquimbo) Mesodesma donacium (222343 222350)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Chile (Copiapó) Mesodesma donacium (223447)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Mesodesma donacium (226378)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) Mesodesma donacium (96672)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Mesodesma donacium (76643 76647)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) Mesodesma donacium (43708 43710 43712 43714 43715 43716 43717 43719 43720)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Mesodesma donacium (97647)