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Margaritifera

Bivalvia - Unionida - Margaritiferidae

Taxonomy
Margaritifera was named by Schumacher (1815). It is the type genus of Margaritiferidae.

It was assigned to Margaritiferidae by Mongin and Lapparent (1968).

Species
M. (Margaritifera), M. (Pseudunio), M. flabellata
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. otatumei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Margaritifera Schumacher
1968Margaritifera Mongin and Lapparent

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—UniomorphiGray 1854
—UnioniGray 1854
—UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyMargaritiferidaeHaas 1940
genusMargaritiferaSchumacher 1815

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.

G. †Margaritifera Schumacher 1815
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Subg. †Margaritifera (Margaritifera) Schumacher 1815
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†Margaritifera (Margaritifera) rhazensis Mongin and Lapparent 1968
Subg. †Margaritifera (Pseudunio) Haas 1910
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†Margaritifera (Pseudunio) saharica Mongin and Lapparent 1968
†Margaritifera flabellata Goldfuss 1837
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Pleistocene or 157.30000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Spain (Teruel) M. valdensis (227113)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Niger (Agadez) M. rhazensis, M. saharica, M. valdensis (28569)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Pakistan (Balochistan) M. vicayri (77779)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) M. flabellata (199608)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany M. flabellata (231122 231123)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Unionidae sp. (175727)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) M. flabellata (205187)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany M. flabellata (231124 231125 231127)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany M. flabellata (231126 231129 231130 231131)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) M. flabellata (34256)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Umbria) M. auricularia (51761)