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Anomia taylorensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Anomia taylorensis was named by Mansfield (1940). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Taylors Mill Creek (Richards), which is in a Rupelian deep subtidal ramp limestone in the Chickasawhay Formation of Mississippi.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Anomia taylorensis Mansfield p. 184

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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
AnomioideiGray 1854
AnomioiteiGray 1854
superfamilyAnomioideaRafinesque 1815
familyAnomiidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAnomia
speciestaylorensis

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.

Anomia taylorensis Mansfield 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:28:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:28:34
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Hemphillian or 33.90000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Alabama) Anomia taylorensis (205613)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Anomia taylorensis (155961 type locality: 169205 205621)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Mississippi) Anomia taylorensis (205805)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Alabama) Anomia taylorensis (89608)