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Macoma (Macoma) inquinata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina inquinata was named by Deshayes (1855) [DISTRBUTION: Early Pliocene-Recent; Alaska-California]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Macoma inquinata by Ashley (1895), Nomland (1917) and Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Macoma (Macoma) inquinata by Moore (2003) and Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Tellina inquinata Deshayes p. 357
1895Macoma inquinata Ashley p. 344
1917Macoma inquinata Nomland p. 233 figs. Plate 9, figures 1, la, lb
2000Macoma inquinata Coan et al. p. 419
2003Macoma (Macoma) inquinata Moore figs. plate 5, figure 6
2021Macoma (Macoma) inquinata Hendy

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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
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomaLeach 1819
subgenusMacomaLeach 1819
speciesinquinata(Deshayes 1855)

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: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 38.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Macoma inquinata (38940 38941 38984 38987 38989 38991 38992 38993 38994 39000 39003 39024 39025 39033)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Macoma affinis (194802) Macoma affinis, Macoma arnheimi (194894)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Macoma inquinata (71152)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Macoma inquinata (220178 220185 220189 220190)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Macoma inquinata (216433 216864)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Macoma affinis (19698)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Macoma inquinata (71142)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Macoma inquinata (201624)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Macoma inquinata (96894 138723 202637 222663 222664 222665 222666 222995 222998)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Macoma inquinata (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Macoma inquinata (37676 71059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Macoma inquinata (37675)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Macoma inquinata (37672 37674 222659 222661 222662 222674) Macoma irus (96555)