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Homomya albertii

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Taxonomy
Posidonia albertii was named by Volz (1837). It is not extant. Its type locality is Soultz-les-Bains (Grès argileux Mb.), which is in an Anisian lacustrine - small shale/sandstone in the Grès à Voltzia Formation of France.

It was recombined as Panopaea albertii by Alberti (1864); it was recombined as Homomya albertii by Gall (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Posidonia albertii Volz
1864Panopaea albertii Alberti
1912Posidonia albertii Kittl
1971Homomya albertii Gall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyPholadomyoideaKing 1844
familyPholadomyidaeKing 1844
genusHomomyaAgassiz 1843
speciesalbertii(Volz 1837)

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.

Homomya albertii Volz 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:13
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:18:40
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Aegean or 246.70000 to 244.99000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean246.7 - 244.99France (Moselle) Homomya albertii (206497)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464France (Grand Est) Posidonia albertii (type locality: 203355)