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Mactromya daghaniensis

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae

Taxonomy
Mactromya daghaniensis was named by Cox (1935). Its type locality is Daghani, bed 224, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bihen Limestone Formation of Somalia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Mactromya daghaniensis Cox

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyMactromyidaeCox 1929
genusMactromyaAgassiz 1843
speciesdaghaniensis

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: chemosymbioticsuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:27
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:06:59
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Callovian or 166.10000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Mactromya daghaniensis (type locality: 92996)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Ethiopia Mactromya daghaniensis (94494)