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Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina arctata was named by Conrad (1849) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene; Pacific Coast, North America.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Macoma arctata by Loel and Corey (1932), Moore (1963) and Addicott (1973); it was recombined as Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata by Etherington (1931) and Moore (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Tellina arctata Conrad p. 725 figs. pl. 18, figs. 3, 3a
1931Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata Etherington pp. 84 - 85 figs. Plate 10, figures 1, 2
1932Macoma arctata Loel and Corey p. 227 figs. Plate 43, figures 1, 2
1963Macoma arctata Moore p. 81 figs. Plate 28, figures 6, 7, 10, 11, 13; plate 29, figure 8
1973Macoma arctata Addicott p. 33
2003Macoma (Psammacoma) arctata Moore figs. plate 6, figure 4

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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
subgenusPsammacoma(Dall 1900)
speciesarctata(Conrad 1849)

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.

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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 13:36:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:36:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Messinian or 28.10000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (California) Macoma arctata (72406 72407 72408 219727 219731 219733 219755 219758 219759)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Macoma arctata (37582 37583 37585)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Washington) Macoma arctata (37560 37595)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Macoma arctata (91374) Tellina arctata (71217)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608USA (California) Macoma arctata (38028)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Macoma arctata (39805)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Macoma arctata (39597 39599 39600 39603 39604 39606 39697 39698 39700 39703 39798 39799 39800 39801 39804)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Tellina arctata (206393)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Macoma arctata (45445)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Macoma arctata (44938)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Macoma arctata (194866 194868 195031)