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Chlamys (Aequipecten) chickaria

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Chlamys (Aequipecten) chickaria was named by Mansfield (1940). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Limestone Creek, north, which is in a Chattian marine marl in the Chickasawhay Formation of Mississippi.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Chlamys (Aequipecten) chickaria Mansfield p. 183

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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)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyChlamydinaevon Teppner 1922
genusChlamysFischer 1886
subgenusAequipecten
specieschickaria

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: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:17:08
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:17:08
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Hemphillian or 27.30000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Mississippi) Chlamys chickaria (type locality: 205805)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Alabama) Chlamys chickaria (89608)