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Macrocallista cathcartensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Chione cathcartensis Weaver p. 62
1933Macrocallista cathcartensis Tegland p. 117 figs. Plate 8, figures 1, 2, 3
1944Chione cathcartensis Durham p. 147
1949Macrocallista cathcartensis Parker p. 593

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusMacrocallistaMeek 1876
speciescathcartensis()

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
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:36:59
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:36:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 33.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Macrocallista cathcartensis (205215)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Chione cathcartensis (type locality: 52377) Macrocallista cathcartensis (52356 52362 208161)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Washington) Chione cathcartensis (241304)