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Ctena (Ctena) mexicana

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Codakia (Jagonia) mexicana was named by Dall (1901). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ctena mexicana by Keen (1971); it was recombined as Ctena (Ctena) mexicana by Moore (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Codakia (Jagonia) mexicana Dall
1971Ctena mexicana Keen p. 125
1988Ctena (Ctena) mexicana Moore p. D12 figs. Plate 2, figures 4-6, 11

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusCtenaMörch 1860
subgenusCtenaMörch 1860
speciesmexicana(Dall 1901)

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 mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: chemosymbioticg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:59:17
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:02:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Ctena mexicana (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Ctena mexicana (89573 194399 194406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Codakia mexicana (89597)