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Myadesma pacifica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Mesodesma pacifica was named by Hall and Ambrose (1916).

It was recombined as Myadesma pacifica by Clark (1922), Moore (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Mesodesma pacifica Hall and Ambrose p. 79
1922Myadesma pacifica Clark p. 118 figs. Pl. 13, fig. 5
2003Myadesma pacifica Moore

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMesodesmatidaeGray 1840
genusMyadesma
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.

Myadesma pacifica Hall and Ambrose 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:54
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:54
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 37.71000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (California) Myadesma pacifica (52622 52626)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Myadesma pacifica (type locality: 215306)