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Linga (Bellucina)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Linga (Bellucina) was named by Dall (1901). It is extant.

It was assigned to Linga by Dall (1901) and Cox et al. (1969).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Linga gonzalesi, Linga hamata, Phacoides eupheus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Linga (Bellucina) Dall
1969Linga (Bellucina) Cox et al. p. 496

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyLucininaeFleming 1828
genusLingade Gregorio 1885
subgenusBellucinaDall 1901

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.

Subg. Linga (Bellucina) Dall 1901
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Linga agassizi (60288 60291 60292)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Linga n. sp. (70081)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Linga agassizi (72305)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Linga sp. (79785 79997)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Linga agassizi (72310)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Linga agassizi (173165)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Linga nuciformis (63432 63433 63434 63435 63439)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Indonesia (New Guinea) Linga sp. (42391)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Linga sp. (131332 131333 131334)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Linga sp. (61344)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Linga sp. (79800)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) Linga gonzalesi (41651)