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Dosinia meridonalis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Dosinia meridonalis was named by Ihering (1897) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Chile, Argentina.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Dosinia meridonalis Ihering p. 256 figs. pl. 6, fig. 41
1999Dosinia meridonalis Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDosiniini(Deshayes 1858)
genusDosiniaScopoli 1777
speciesmeridonalisIhering 1897

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.

Dosinia meridonalis Ihering 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:34:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 33.90000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Argentina Dosinia meridonalis (71402)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina Dosinia meridonalis (71403 71428 71430 71540 71542 71543)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Argentina Dosinia meridonalis (71426)