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Cyrtodaria siliqua

Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae

Taxonomy
Mya siliqua was named by Spengler (1793) [DISTRIBUTION: Holocene-Recent; Northern Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Cyrtodaria siliqua by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1793Mya siliqua Spengler
2008Cyrtodaria siliqua Hendy et al.

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
SolenataDall 1889
orderHiatellida
superfamilyHiatelloidea(Gray 1824)
familyHiatellidaeGray 1824
genusCyrtodariaReuss 1801
speciessiliqua(Spengler 1793)

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.

Cyrtodaria siliqua Spengler 1793
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:47:45
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:47:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Nova Scotia) Cyrtodaria siliqua (75074)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Newfoundland) Cyrtodaria siliqua (70839)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Cyrtodaria siliqua (227027 227028 227031)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Cyrtodaria siliqua (66449 66501)