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Mya (Arenomya) sowerbyi

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Mya (Arenomya) sowerbyi was named by Zinsmeister (1984). Its type specimen is USNM 365546, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IPS 1, Cape Wiman, Seymour Island, which is in a Lutetian paralic conglomerate in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Mya (Arenomya) sowerbyi Zinsmeister
1992Mya (Arenomya) sowerbyi Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 84 figs. Pl 10, fig b

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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
subgenusArenomya(Winkworth 1930)
speciessowerbyiZinsmeister 1984

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 (Arenomya) sowerbyi Zinsmeister 1984
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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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica Mya sowerbyi (type locality: 180150)