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Spisula semisulcata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra semisulcata was named by Lamarck (1805) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe, western Africa.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Spisula semisulcata by Tracey et al (1995); it was recombined as Spisula (Austromactra) semisulcata by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995) and Le Renard and Pacaud (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1805Mactra semisulcata Lamarck p. 93 figs. 7: 10-13
1995Spisula (Austromactra) semisulcata Le Renard and Pacaud p. 69
1995Spisula (Austromactra) semisulcata Pacaud and Le Renard
1995Spisula semisulcata Tracey et al.

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusSpisulaGray 1837
speciessemisulcata(Lamarck 1805)

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.

Spisula semisulcata Lamarck 1805
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:12:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:12:34
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Mactra semisulcata (38868)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Spisula semisulcata (8124 8125)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Mactra semisulcata (51237 51239 51240 51241)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Spisula semisulcata (177970)