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Callista (Microcallista) ariakensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Macrocallista ariakensis was named by Nagao (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mirokudake, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Japan.

It was recombined as Callista (Microcallista) ariakensis by Matsubara and Ugai (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Macrocallista ariakensis Nagao p. 112 figs. Plate XVIII, Fig. 16
2006Callista (Microcallista) ariakensis Matsubara and Ugai

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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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallistinaeHabe and Kosuge 1967
genusCallistaPoli 1791
subgenusMicrocallista()
speciesariakensis()

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 mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03Japan (Nagasaki) Macrocallista ariakensis (203223)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Japan (Chikugo) Macrocallista ariakensis (203228)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Japan Callista ariakensis (71014 71015 71016 71017 71025)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Japan Macrocallista ariakensis (203227)