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Dystactella vetusta

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Solemya (Janeia) vetusta was named by Meek (1871).

It was recombined as Dystactella vetusta by Bailey (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Solemya (Janeia) vetusta Meek
2021Dystactella vetusta Bailey p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familySolemyidaeAdams and Adams 1857
subfamilyClinopisthinae(Pojeta 1988)
genusDystactellaHall and Whitfield 1872
speciesvetusta(Meek 1871)

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.

†Dystactella vetusta Meek 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thinf
Reinforcement: nof
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:20:27
Modified: 2009-09-21 15:59:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available