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Callista (Macrocallista) domenginica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Macrocallista (Costacallista) domenginica was named by Vokes (1939). Its type specimen is UCMP 15654 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Callista (Microcallista) domenginica by Squires (1977); it was recombined as Callista (Macrocallista) domenginica by Squires (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. abscurata, C. adamsi, C. aequora, C. aldrichi, C. alta, C. aurita, C. boettgeri, C. bruxellensis, C. chionides, C. duponti, C. erychinoides, C. goniopisthus, C. hanzawai, C. horni, C. impar, C. italica, C. lilacinoides, C. lisbonensis, C. macra, C. marylandica, C. matsuuraensis, C. mcgrathiana, C. mergrathiana, C. misawaensis, C. pedemontana, C. peplucida, C. perlensis, C. phasianella, C. plana, C. sobrina, C. taurorugosa, C. transversa, C. ventricola, C. williamsoni, C. gauderdorfensis, C. italica, C. aldrichi, C. beyrichi, C. planivieta, C. reussi, C. xesta, C. brevisiphonata, C. kurodae, C. sylvaerupis, C. triangulata, C. montensis, C. wilckensi, Cytherea spendida, Macrocallista annexa, Macrocallista beyrichi, Macrocallista boliviana, Macrocallista chemetschensis, Macrocallista chinensis, Macrocallista conradiana, Macrocallista dvalii, Macrocallista erycinoides, Macrocallista florida, Macrocallista helenae, Macrocallista kavranensis, Macrocallista kovatschensis, Macrocallista lilacina, Macrocallista maculatta, Macrocallista neusensis, Macrocallista olgensis, Macrocallista pacifica, Macrocallista palanensis, Macrocallista palmerae, Macrocallista perovata, Macrocallista plana, Macrocallista pleshakovi, Macrocallista splendida, Macrocallista subimpressa, Macrocallista sylvaerupis, Macrocallista tjuschevkensis, Macrocallista triangulata, Macrocallista verspertina, Macrocallista vespertina, Macrocallista vespertina, Macrocallista waltonensis, Macrocallista cantui, Macrocallista sobrina, Macrocallista conradiana, Macrocallista florida, Macrocallista lilacina, Macrocallista punjabensis, Macrocallista snatolensis, Macrocallista floridana, Macrocallista pirabica, Macrocallista waltonensis, Meretrix florida, Meretrix yawensis, Pitar bonnetensis, Pitar heberti, Pitar villanovae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Macrocallista (Costacallista) domenginica Vokes p. 81 figs. plate 12, fig. 1-8
1977Callista (Microcallista) domenginica Squires pp. Table 1
1987Callista (Macrocallista) domenginica Squires p. 70 fig. 122

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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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusCallistaMeek 1876
subgenusMacrocallista
speciesdomenginica()

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
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:36:59
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:36:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Callista domenginica (111552)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Callista domenginica (178733)