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Acesta (Acesta) twinensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Lima twinensis was named by Durham (1944). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP A3694, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in the Twin River Formation of Washington.

It was recombined as Acesta (Acesta) twinensis by Moore (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Lima twinensis Durham p. 139
1984Acesta (Acesta) twinensis Moore p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAcestaAdams and Adams 1858
subgenusAcestaAdams and Adams 1858
speciestwinensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:34:44
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:34:44
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Lima twinensis (208165)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Acesta twinensis (91623) Lima twinensis (91615)