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Mesodesma (Ceronia) arctatum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Mactra arctata was named by Conrad (1831) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Mesodesma arctatum by Hendy et al. (2008); it was recombined as Mesodesma (Ceronia) arctatum by Signorelli (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. antiqua, M. donacina, M. glabrata, M. nitida, M. singleyi, M. striatum
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-09-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Mactra arctata Conrad p. 257 figs. pl. 11, fig. 1
2008Mesodesma arctatum Hendy et al.
2019Mesodesma (Ceronia) arctatum Signorelli p. 97 figs. 6.1c-f

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMesodesmatidaeGray 1840
subfamilyMesodesmatinaeGray 1840
genusMesodesmaDeshayes
subgenusCeronia(Gray 1853)
speciesarctatum(Conrad 1831)

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:54
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:54
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Mesodesma arctatum (66622)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New York) Mesodesma arctatum (66379)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maine) Mesodesma arctatum (66338 66355)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Medodesma arctica (61269)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (New Jersey) Mesodesma arctatum (66630)