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Myrtina vicksburgensis

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina vicksburgensis was named by Casey (1903) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Oligocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 994, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Myrtea (Myrtea) vicksburgensis by Bretsky (1976), Dockery (1982); it was recombined as Myrtina vicksburgensis by Taylor and Glover (2021).

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-10-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Lucina vicksburgensis Casey p. 263
1976Myrtea (Myrtea) vicksburgensis Bretsky p. 241
1982Myrtea (Myrtea) vicksburgensis Dockery p. 58
2021Myrtina vicksburgensis Taylor and Glover p. 99

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyLeucosphaerinaeTaylor and Glover 2011
genusMyrtina
speciesvicksburgensis(Casey 1903)

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.

Myrtina vicksburgensis Casey 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Myrtea vicksburgensis (5791 5805 5867 5941 5942 5943 5947 5948 6002)