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Limaria orientalis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Limaria (Limaria) orientalis was named by Adams (1850). It is extant.

It was recombined as Limaria orientalis by Beu et al. (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Limaria orientalis Beu et al. p. 396 figs. PI. 44m, n

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLimariaLink 1807
speciesorientalis(Adams 1850)

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.

Limaria orientalis Adams 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:36:37
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:42:08
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Castlecliffian or 1.63000 to 0.34000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Lima orientalis (72099)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Limaria orientalis (89043)