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Macoma (Macoma)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Macoma (Macoma) was named by Leach (1819). It is extant.

It was assigned to Macoma by Leach (1819), Coan et al. (2000), Todd (2001), Moore (2003).

Subtaxa
Macoma (Macoma) atsunaiensis, Macoma (Macoma) balthica, Macoma (Macoma) calcarea (syn. Tellina sabulosa, Tellina (Peronidia) clivosa, Tellina tenera), Macoma (Macoma) calhounensis, Macoma (Macoma) carolinensis, Macoma (Macoma) cookei, Macoma (Macoma) crassula, Macoma (Macoma) elimata, Macoma (Macoma) galathea, Macoma (Macoma) golikovi, Macoma (Macoma) incongrua, Macoma (Macoma) inquinata, Macoma (Macoma) lama, Macoma (Macoma) lipara, Macoma (Macoma) loveni, Macoma (Macoma) menkeni, Macoma (Macoma) middendorffi, Macoma (Macoma) moesta, Macoma (Macoma) nasuta, Macoma (Macoma) obliqua, Macoma (Macoma) paralenis, Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis, Macoma (Macoma) sheridani, Macoma (Macoma) torelli, Macoma (Macoma) twinensis, Macoma (Macoma) virginiana
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
1819Macoma (Macoma) Leach
2000Macoma (Macoma) Coan et al. p. 408
2001Macoma (Macoma) Todd
2003Macoma (Macoma) 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
subgenusMacomaLeach 1819

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 (Macoma) Leach 1819
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Macoma (Macoma) balthica Linnaeus 1758 [Baltic macoma]
Macoma (Macoma) calcarea Gmelin 1792 [chalky macoma]
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Invalid names: Tellina (Peronidia) clivosa Böhm 1916 [synonym], Tellina sabulosa Spengler 1798 [synonym], Tellina tenera Leach 1819 [synonym]
†Macoma (Macoma) carolinensis Gardner and Aldrich 1919
†Macoma (Macoma) cookei Gardner 1943
Macoma (Macoma) elimata Dunnill and Coan 1968
Macoma (Macoma) golikovi Scarlato and Kafanov 1988
Macoma (Macoma) inquinata Deshayes 1855 [pointed macoma]
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Macoma (Macoma) lama Bartsch 1929
Macoma (Macoma) loveni Johnstrup 1882
†Macoma (Macoma) menkeni Hanna and Hertlein 1938
Macoma (Macoma) moesta Deshayes 1855 [flat macoma]
Macoma (Macoma) nasuta Conrad 1837 [bent-nose clam]
Macoma (Macoma) obliqua Sowerby 1817 [oval macoma]
†Macoma (Macoma) paralenis Gardner 1947
Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis Leathes in Woodward 1830
Macoma (Macoma) torelli Johnstrup 1882
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 37.71000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (434 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Macoma inquinata (38940 38941 38984 38987 38989 38991 38992 38993 38994 39000 39003 39024 39025 39033)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation Macoma golikovi (70518)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Japan Macoma sejugata (68894)
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)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Russian Federation Macoma calcarea (70475)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Japan (Hokkaido) Macoma izurensis (219254)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (Washington) Macoma twinensis (37560)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation Macoma calcarea (50041)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina Macoma perplana (71539)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation Macoma calcarea (70449)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan Macoma tokyoensis (70380 70384 70390 70391 70595 70596)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63USA (California) Macoma menkeni (238316)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63USA (Alaska) Macoma calcarea (37645 37650) Macoma twinensis (37657) Macoma twinensis, Macoma calcarea, Macoma incongrua (37643) Macoma twinensis, Macoma incongrua (37651 37652)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Russian Federation Macoma calcarea (50179)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Macoma paralenis (42482)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Russian Federation Macoma moesta (50141)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63USA (Alaska) Macoma twinensis, Macoma incongrua (37383)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Macoma calcarea, Macoma moesta (50038) Macoma calcarea, Macoma moesta, Macoma crassula (50037) Macoma moesta (49979)