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Meretrix stantoni

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Meretrix stantoni was named by Dickerson (1914). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Meretrix stantoni Dickerson p. 134 figs. plate 11, figs 1a, 1b

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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
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
genusMeretrixLamarck 1799
speciesstantoni

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.

Meretrix stantoni Dickerson 1914
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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 Danian to the top of the Thanetian or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) Meretrix stantoni (190798)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Meretrix stantoni (11117 190778 190779 190790 190795)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Meretrix stantoni (52612 52613 211023 238711)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07USA (California) Meretrix stantoni (237472)