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Clementia (Clementia) parinensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Clementia (Clementia) parinensis was named by Olsson (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Punta Parinas [Parinas Fm], which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone/conglomerate in the Parinas Formation of Peru.

It was recombined as Clementia parinensis by van Regteren Altena (1941).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Clementia (Clementia) parinensis Olsson p. 35 figs. pl. 7, figs. 3, 4
1941Clementia parinensis van Regteren Altena p. 5
2008Clementia (Clementia) parinensis Hendy 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
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyClementiina(Frizzell 1936)
genusClementiaGray 1847
subgenusClementiaGray 1842
speciesparinensis

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: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:33:59
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:33:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Bartonian or 55.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Netherlands Antilles Clementia parinensis (88277)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Clementia parinensis (88362 type locality: 88364 88365 88366 88370)