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Melaxinaea pectiniformis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae

Taxonomy
Pectunculus pectiniformis was named by Lamarck (1819) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Melaxinaea pectiniformis by Skwarko (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Pectunculus pectiniformis Lamarck p. 237 figs. pl. 12, fig, 241
1994Melaxinaea pectiniformis Skwarko p. e12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyGlycymerididaeNewton 1922
subfamilyGlycymeridinaeNewton 1922
genusMelaxinaeaIredale 1930
speciespectiniformis(Lamarck 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.

Melaxinaea pectiniformis Lamarck 1819
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thickf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: majorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-18 16:50:20
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:29:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Philippines (Panay) Melaxinaea pectiniformis (41649)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Melaxinaea pectiniformis (70091)