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Macoma (Macoma) twinensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Macoma twinensis Clark p. 96 figs. Plate 12, figure 7
1933Macoma twinensis Tegland p. 120 figs. Plate 8, figures 14, 15, 16, 17
1944Macoma twinensis Durham p. 149
1976Macoma twinensis Addicott p. 32
1984Macoma twinensis Moore p. 30
2000Macoma (Macoma) twinensis Coan et al. p. 409

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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
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomaLeach 1819
subgenusMacomaLeach 1819
speciestwinensis(Clark 1925)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Serravallian or 33.90000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Macoma twinensis (205215)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Washington) Macoma twinensis (208168 208169 208171)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Macoma twinensis (37581 37586 52357 52362 91623 208173 221302 221304)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (Washington) Macoma twinensis (37560)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63USA (Alaska) Macoma twinensis (37643 37651 37652 37657)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63USA (Alaska) Macoma twinensis (37383)