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Mactromeris eugenensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mulinia eugenensis was named by Clark (1925). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is UCMP 30372, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Spisula eugenensis by Moore (1976); it was recombined as Mactromeris eugenensis by Hickman (2015), Hendy (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Mulinia eugenensis Clark p. 104 figs. Plate 14, figures 1 and 2
1976Spisula eugenensis Moore p. 50
2015Mactromeris eugenensis Hickman p. 32
2020Mactromeris eugenensis Hendy

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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)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusMactromerisConrad 1868
specieseugenensis(Clark 1925)

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.

Mactromeris eugenensis Clark 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Mulinia eugenensis (37989) Spisula eugenensis (38935 38936 38937 38938 38940 38941 38943 38945 38984 38985 38987 38988 38989 38991 38992 38993 38994 38995 38997 38998 38999 39000 39002 39003 39009 39021 39022 39023 39025 39026 39028 39036)