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Tridacna (Chametrachea) crocea

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Tridacna crocea was named by Lamarck (1819). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tridacna (Chametrachea) crocea by Harzhauser et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Tridacna crocea Lamarck
2008Tridacna (Chametrachea) crocea Harzhauser et al. p. 205

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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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyTridacninae(Lamarck 1819)
genusTridacnaBruguière 1797
subgenusChametrachea
speciescrocea(Lamarck 1819)

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
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationarysubf
Attached: yessubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: photosymbioticsubf
Diet 2: suspension feedersubf
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2009-12-09 05:25:29
Modified: 2010-02-16 08:15:50
Source: g = genus, subf = subfamily, f = family
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Tridacna crocea (96787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Tridacna crocea (81009)