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Acesta brycei

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Acesta brycei was named by Marwick (1953) [TYPE LOCALITY: GS 148, Catlins Coast, Otago, New Zealand (Heterian=Oxfordian). TYPE REPOSITORY: GNS, New Zealand].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Acesta brycei Marwick p. 104 figs. pl. 11, fig. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAcestaAdams and Adams 1858
speciesbrycei

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.

Acesta brycei Marwick 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:34:44
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:34:44
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Heterian or 164.30000 to 154.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Heterian164.3 - 154.5New Zealand Acesta brycei (63811)