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Meleagrinella curta

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae

Taxonomy
Avicula curta was named by Hall (1852).

It was recombined as Monotis curta by Meek and Hayden (1860); it was recombined as Eumicrotis curta by White (1879); it was recombined as Meleagrinella curta by Whitfield (1885).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Avicula curta Hall p. 412 figs. pl. 2 f. 1
1860Monotis curta Meek and Hayden p. 418
1879Eumicrotis curta White
1885Meleagrinella curta Whitfield

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyOxytomoideaIchikawa 1958
familyOxytomidaeIchikawa 1958
genusMeleagrinellaWhitfield 1855
speciescurta(Hall 1852)

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.

Meleagrinella curta Hall 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 07:58:49
Modified: 2007-11-27 03:51:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Oxfordian or 251.30000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Eumicrotis curta (120985)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Eumicrotis curta (120983)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Montana) Meleagrinella curta (68824 68828)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1USA (Montana) Meleagrinella curta (68844 68848 68849 68860 68868 68869)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5USA (Wyoming) Meleagrinella curta (36531)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3USA (Wyoming) Meleagrinella curta (36532)