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Lithophaga bisulcata

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Lithodomus bisulcatus d'Orbigny
1974Lithophaga bisulcata De Buisonjé p. 225 figs. Pl 3, figs 6-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLithophagaRöding 1798
speciesbisulcata(d'Orbigny 1853)

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.

Lithophaga bisulcata d'Orbigny 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:12:23
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:28:43
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Lithophaga bisulcata (60985 61070 61124 61126)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Curaçao Lithophaga bisulcata (209186 209188)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Lithophaga bisulcata (131217)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Lithophaga bisulcata (97606 97609)