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Taxonomy
Poumea is a genus. It is extant. Its type is Poumea coselia.
It was assigned to Lucinidae by Glover and Taylor (2007).
It was assigned to Lucinidae by Glover and Taylor (2007).
Species
P. coselia (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2007 | Poumea Glover and Taylor p. 124 |
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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.
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007 | Shell small, subcircular, umbones prominent. Sculpture of regularly spaced, thin, commarginal lamellae. Lunule asymmetric, larger in left valve. Two cardinal teeth in each valve. Anterior lateral teeth present, posterior laterals absent. Anterior adductor scar long,
detached from pallial line for 3/4 of length. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available