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Calva (Penecallista) marina

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Calva (Penecallista) marina was named by Saul and Popenoe (1992). Its type specimen is LACMIP 8249 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCLA Loc. 3796 - San Antonio del Mar, which is in a Maastrichtian coastal siliciclastic in Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Calva (Penecallista) marina Saul and Popenoe pp. 53 - 56 figs. 276 - 287

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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
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusCalva
subgenusPenecallista
speciesmarina

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.

Calva (Penecallista) marina Saul and Popenoe 1992
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1992As for the subgenus.
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (California) Calva marina (219083)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Calva marina (type locality: 86862)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico Penecallista marina (1372)