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Macoma (Macoploma)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Macoma (Macoploma) was named by Pilsbry and Olsson (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Macoploma by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Macoma by Pilsbry and Olsson (1941), Moore (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Macoma aomoriensis, Macoma arcata, Macoma arcatata, Macoma arnoldi, Macoma asagaiensis, Macoma brevifrons, Macoma calcaria, Macoma calcaria, Macoma chulgunensis, Macoma cuspidata, Macoma dispar, Macoma erycinoides, Macoma gorenlandica, Macoma gracilis, Macoma groenlandica, Macoma holmesii, Macoma hosfordensis, Macoma hybrida, Macoma inclinata, Macoma indentata, Macoma irma, Macoma izurensis, Macoma izurensis, Macoma kamtschatica, Macoma karaginskiensis, Macoma kirkinskaja, Macoma lipara, Macoma lissonii, Macoma litoralis, Macoma lorenzoensis, Macoma middendorffii, Macoma moesta, Macoma moesta, Macoma nagaoi, Macoma nasuta, Macoma nasuta, Macoma nigeriensis, Macoma nipponica, Macoma nipponica, Macoma optiva, Macoma optiva, Macoma orbicularis, Macoma orientalis, Macoma osacamensis, Macoma panamensis, Macoma parabilella, Macoma perplana, Macoma petalum, Macoma planiuscula, Macoma planiusculus, Macoma plebeia, Macoma poretschiensis, Macoma praeorbiculata, Macoma praetexta, Macoma praetexta, Macoma pseudomera, Macoma ralpha, Macoma ralphi, Macoma rekinnensis, Macoma sachalinensis, Macoma scalaroides, Macoma scarlotoi, Macoma sectior, Macoma sectior, Macoma sejugata, Macoma sejugata, Macoma seminuda, Macoma shiratoriensis, Macoma simiensis, Macoma spambergensis, Macoma subulosa, Macoma tagua, Macoma talahabensis, Macoma telahabensis, Macoma tenta, Macoma tokyoense, Macoma tokyoensis, Macoma tokyoensis, Macoma truncatoides, Macoma uruuayensis, Macoma vancouverensis, Macoma vasiljevskii, Macoma vendryesi, Macoma vialovi, Macoma vicksburgensis, Macoma virginiana, Macoma virginicana, Macoma yoldiiformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Macoma (Macoploma) Pilsbry and Olsson
2002Macoploma Sepkoski
2003Macoma (Macoploma) Moore

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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
subgenusMacoplomaPilsbry and Olsson 1941

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. Macoma (Macoploma) Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Macoploma acolasta Dall 1921 [morsel macoma]
Macoploma yoldiformis Carpenter 1864 [yoldia macoma]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Macoma yoldiformis (189767)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Macoma yoldiformis (237610)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Macoma yoldiformis (222663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Macoma acolasta (67645)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Macoma acolasta (240592) Macoma acolasta, Macoma yoldiformis (96589 240580) Macoma yoldiformis (59063 96566 222662 240586)