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Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana meganosensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Macrocallista meganosensis was named by Clark and Woodford (1927).

It was recombined as Macrocallista conradiana meganosensis by Merriam and Turner (1937); it was recombined as Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana meganosensis by Weaver (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Macrocallista meganosensis Clark and Woodford p. 98 figs. 17: 5,6
1937Macrocallista conradiana meganosensis Merriam and Turner p. 97
1942Microcallista (Costacallista) conradiana meganosensis Weaver p. 173

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusMicrocallistaPalmer 1926
subgenusCostacallista
speciesconradiana()
subspeciesmeganosensis()

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 mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Macrocallista meganosensis (52420 52421 52422 52423 52425 52426 52428 52434)