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Diplodonta (Zemysina) pacifica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy
Diplodonta (Zemysina) pacifica was named by Zinsmeister (1983). Its type specimen is UCR 6682/2, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meier Canyon, which is in a Thanetian open shallow subtidal conglomerate in the Simi Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. catopotium, D. elatia, D. leptodoma, D. sphaeromorpha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Diplodonta (Zemysina) pacifica Zinsmeister p. 1287 figs. figs. 1c, 1d
1988Diplodonta (Zemysina) pacifica Moore p. D28 figs. Plate 8, figures 22-24

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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
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
subgenusZemysina(Finlay 1927)
speciespacifica

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.

†Diplodonta (Zemysina) pacifica Zinsmeister 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:03:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:01
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Russian Federation Diplodonta pacifica (49981)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Diplodonta pacifica (type locality: 205394)