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Polymesoda trigalensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae

Taxonomy
Polymesoda trigalensis was named by Olsson (1931). Its type locality is Punta Bravo Grits - Trigal, Boca Pan Valley, which is in an Oligocene marine sandstone/conglomerate in the Mancora Formation of Peru.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Polymesoda trigalensis Olsson p. 46 figs. Plate 7, Figs. 3, 6, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyCorbiculoideaGray 1847
familyCorbiculidaeGray 1847
genusPolymesodaRafinesque 1828
speciestrigalensis

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.

Polymesoda trigalensis Olsson 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:36:46
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:36:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru (Piura) Cyrena trigalensis (type locality: 55439)