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Macoma sookensis
Taxonomy
Macoma sookensis was named by Clark and Arnold (1923). Its type specimen is UCMP IP 30212 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kirby Creek, east, which is in a Chattian marine sandstone in the Sooke Formation of Canada.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. aomoriensis, M. arcata, M. arcatata, M. arnoldi, M. asagaiensis, M. brevifrons, M. chulgunensis, M. cuspidata, M. dispar, M. erycinoides, M. gorenlandica, M. gracilis, M. groenlandica, M. inclinata, M. indentata, M. irma, M. izurensis, M. kamtschatica, M. karaginskiensis, M. kirkinskaja, M. lipara, M. lissonii, M. litoralis, M. lorenzoensis, M. middendorffii, M. nagaoi, M. nasuta, M. nasuta, M. nigeriensis, M. nipponica, M. optiva, M. orbicularis, M. orientalis, M. osacamensis, M. panamensis, M. parabilella, M. planiuscula, M. planiusculus, M. plebeia, M. poretschiensis, M. praeorbiculata, M. praetexta, M. pseudomera, M. ralpha, M. ralphi, M. rekinnensis, M. sachalinensis, M. scalaroides, M. scarlotoi, M. sectior, M. sejugata, M. seminuda, M. simiensis, M. spambergensis, M. subulosa, M. tenta, M. tokyoense, M. tokyoensis, M. truncatoides, M. uruuayensis, M. vasiljevskii, M. vialovi, M. vicksburgensis, M. virginiana, M. virginicana, M. yoldiiformis, M. talahabensis, M. telahabensis, M. vendryesi, M. vancouverensis, M. izurensis, M. moesta, M. moesta, M. nipponica, M. optiva, M. perplana, M. petalum, M. praetexta, M. sejugata, M. tokyoensis, M. holmesii, M. hosfordensis, M. hybrida, M. tagua, M. sectior, M. shiratoriensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1923 | Macoma sookensis Clark and Arnold p. 151 figs. Plate 25, Figs. 3 |
| 1976 | Macoma sookensis Addicott p. 33 |
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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.
†Macoma sookensis Clark and Arnold 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattian | USA (Washington) | Macoma sookensis (37580 37586 37592) | |
| Chattian | Canada (British Columbia) | Macoma sookensis (type locality: 63087) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (Washington) | Macoma sookensis (37574) |