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Margaritifera otatumei

Bivalvia - Unionida - Margaritiferidae

Taxonomy
Margaritifera otatumei was named by Suzuki (1942).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-06-05; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-06-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Margaritifera otatumei Suzuki
2017Margaritifera otatumei Araujo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
subclassPalaeoheterodonta()
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyMargaritiferidaeHaas 1940
genusMargaritiferaSchumacher 1815
speciesotatumeiSuzuki 1942

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.

Margaritifera otatumei Suzuki 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Japan Margaritifera otatumei (70899 70900)