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Macoma (Macoma) obliqua

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina obliqua was named by Sowerby (1817). It is extant.

It was recombined as Macoma (Macoma) obliqua by Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Tellina obliqua Sowerby
1850Tellina obliqua Wood p. 228
2007Macoma (Macoma) obliqua Hendy

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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
subgenusMacomaLeach 1819
speciesobliqua(Sowerby 1817)

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 mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Macoma obliqua (86801 86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Tellina obliqua (84795 84992)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Tellina obliqua (84759 84764 84798 84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Macoma obliqua (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Macoma obliqua (86807)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Macoma obliqua (97964 97967 97968 97969 98033 98034 98037 98038 98040 98041 98108)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom Macoma obliqua (34978)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Tellina obliqua (84760)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Iceland Macoma obliqua (79980)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Netherlands Macoma obliqua (98196 98197 98199 98200 98201 98205)