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Mya (Antiguamya) arnoldi

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Saxicava arnoldi was named by Dickerson (1917). Its type specimen is CAS 388 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 181, Cowlitz River, 4mi E. of Vader, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in Washington. It is the type species of Mya (Antiguamya).

It was recombined as Mya (Antiguamya) arnoldi by Effinger (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Saxicava arnoldi Dickerson p. 171 figs. PI. 29, Figs. 5a and 5b
1938Mya (Antiguamya) arnoldi Effinger p. 373 figs. Plate 46, figures 3, 4, 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusMyaLinnaeus 1758
subgenusAntiguamya
speciesarnoldi()

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.

Mya (Antiguamya) arnoldi Dickerson 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:49:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:49:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Saxicava arnoldi (type locality: 4900)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Mya arnoldi (40733)