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Matanziella vidali

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Artemis vidali was named by Philippi (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Early-Middle Miocene; Chile.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Miltha (Matanziella).

It was recombined as Miltha (Matanziella) vidali by Frassinetti and Covacevich (1993); it was recombined as Matanziella vidali by Taylor and Glover (2021).

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2008-02-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Artemis vidali Philippi p. 107 figs. pl. 15, fig. 2
1993Miltha (Matanziella) vidali Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 84
2021Matanziella vidali Taylor and Glover p. 288

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusMatanziella(Frassinetti 1978)
speciesvidali(Philippi 1887)

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.

Matanziella vidali Philippi 1887
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Miltha vidali (78522)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Peru Miltha vidali (76635)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile Miltha vidali (78521)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Peru Miltha vidali (76597 76636)