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Miltha (Miltha)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Miltha (Miltha) Adams and Adams p. 468
1988Miltha (Miltha) Moore p. D18

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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
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusMiltha(Adams and Adams 1857)
subgenusMilthaAdams and Adams 1857

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. Miltha (Miltha) Adams and Adams 1857
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†Miltha (Miltha) meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927
†Miltha (Miltha) parsoni Waring 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (94 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) Miltha parsonsi (193035)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Russian Federation Miltha parsoni (49981)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Miltha parsoni (239710) Miltha parsonsi (238834)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Phacoides meganosensis (52421 52422 52426 52428 52429 52431)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Miltha meganosensis (50078)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Russian Federation Miltha snatolensis (50051)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Romania Miltha consobrina (101815 101960)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Phacoides sanctaecrucis (57789)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Miltha sanctaecrucis (72406 72407 219727 219730 219733 219736 219739 219755)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Phacoides sanctaecrucis (71217 91374 203554 237907 237913 237917 238140 238145 238175 238179 238185 238186 238187 238190 238217 238234 238243 238250)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Miltha sanctaecrucis (206393 237565 237573)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Miltha sanctaecrucis (44937 44980 44982 44988)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Phacoides sanctaecrucis (52212)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Paphia jacalitosensis (216868)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Miltha sp. (75042)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Phacoides sanctaecrucis (208580)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Miltha caloosaensis (92344 92361 92362 92363 92442 92624 92658 92659 92660 92661 92662 92663 92664 92665 92666 92667 92668)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (Florida) Miltha caloosaensis (92364 92657)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Miltha caloosaensis (41501 41539 41718 79331 79333 92336 92338 92340 92342 92343 92500 92656)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Miltha caloosaensis (92331 92333 92498)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Miltha carmenae (67069 79747)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Miltha carmenae (92369 92621 92671 92672 92673 92674)