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Megaxinus stironensis

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Megaxinus stironensis was named by Kiel and Taviana (2018). Its type specimen is MGGC.22009, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Argille Azzurre, Stirone River [Lugagnano Fm], which is in a Zanclean deep-water mudstone in the Lugagnano Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Miltha bellardiana, Saxolucina lamyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Megaxinus stironensis Kiel and Taviana

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusMegaxinusBrugnone 1880
speciesstironensis

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.

†Megaxinus stironensis Kiel and Taviana 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Megaxinus stironensis (type locality: 194847)