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Raetomya schweinfurthi

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Raetomyidae

Taxonomy
Raetomya schweinfurthi was named by Mayer-Eymar (1887).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Raetomya schweinfurthi Mayer-Eymar pp. 320-322 figs. 11: 6

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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
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyRaetomyidaeNewton 1919
genusRaetomyaNewton 1919
speciesschweinfurthiMayer-Eymar 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.

Raetomya schweinfurthi Mayer-Eymar 1887
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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 13:50:12
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:50:50
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Lutetian or 61.66000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene - Eocene66.0 - 33.9Mali Raetomya schweinfurthi (202362 202363 202364)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.66 - 56.0Mali Raetomya schweinfurthi (115411)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Angola Raetomya schweinfurthi (89625)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Angola (Cabinda) Raetomya schweinfurthi (89619 89620 89621 89622)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Nigeria Raetomya schweinfurthi (51237 51239 51240 51241)