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Martesia striata

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Pholas striatus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Martesia.

It was recombined as Martesia striata by Abrard (1947), Woodring (1982), Beesley (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Pholas striatus Linnaeus
1947Martesia striata Abrard
1982Martesia striata Woodring p. 718
1998Martesia striata Beesley p. 374

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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
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
genusMartesiaSowerby 1824
speciesstriata(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Martesia striata Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:17:25
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:17:25
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Martesia striata (60410 60646 60647 60655)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Vanuatu Martesia striata (77904)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Ecuador (Manabi) Martesia striata (48664)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Martesia striata (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Pakistan Martesia striata (77300)