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Panopea americana

Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae

Taxonomy
Panopaea americana was named by Conrad (1838). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Panopea americana by Glenn (1904), Ward (1992) and Ward (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Panopaea americana Conrad p. 4 figs. Plate II, Fig. 1
1904Panopea americana Glenn p. 278
1992Panopea americana Ward p. 114
1998Panopea americana Ward p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
SolenataDall 1889
orderHiatellida
superfamilyHiatelloidea(Gray 1824)
familyHiatellidaeGray 1824
genusPanopea(Menard 1807)
speciesamericana(Conrad 1838)

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.

Panopea americana Conrad 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:57:42
Modified: 2009-10-11 12:07:58
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.44000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Maryland) Panopea americana (70591)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Panopea americana (18579)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Panopea americana (55517 68975)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Panopea americana (70830 70844 70846 70854 70855 79103)