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Isognomon maxillata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae

Taxonomy
Perna maxillata was named by Lamarck (1819).

It was recombined as Melina maxillata by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Isognomon maxillata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Perna maxillata Lamarck p. 142
1904Melina maxillata Glenn p. 383
1953Perna maxillata Hassan p. 23
2008Isognomon maxillata Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyMalleidaeLamarck 1819
subfamilyIsognomoninae(Woodring 1925)
genusIsognomonLightfoot 1786
speciesmaxillata(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.

Isognomon maxillata Lamarck 1819
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:22:47
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:46:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Serravallian or 23.03000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Melina maxillata (59335 59336 59337 59722 59723 59745 92759 92769)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Greenland Perna maxillata (88284)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Melina maxillata (60379)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Isognomon maxillata (79103 79106 79107 79108 79111 79112 79113 79114 79116 79353) Melina maxillata (60376 70830 70854 70856)