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Florimetis biplicata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina biplicata was named by Conrad (1834).

It was recombined as Metis biplicata by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Macoma biplicata by Kidwell (1982); it was recombined as Florimetis biplicata by Ward (1992) and Ward (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Tellina biplicata Conrad p. 152
1904Metis biplicata Glenn p. 301
1982Macoma biplicata Kidwell
1992Florimetis biplicata Ward p. 96
1998Florimetis biplicata Ward p. 83

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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
genusFlorimetisOlsson and Harbison 1953
speciesbiplicata(Conrad 1834)

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.

Florimetis biplicata Conrad 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:35:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:35:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Metis biplicata (59738)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Florimetis biplicata (18579)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Florimetis biplicata (60376 70844 70846) Macoma biplicata (79113 79114) Metis biplicata (55396 70830 70856)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Florimetis biplicata (70853)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Florimetis biplicata (51722 51727 59303 59304)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Metis biplicata (67077)