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Psammotreta (Psammotreta) viridotincta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina viridotincta was named by Carpenter (1856). It is extant.

It was recombined as Psammotreta (Psammotreta) viridotincta by Keen (1971).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. crassula

Synonyms
  • Macoma pacis was named by Pilsbry and Lowe (1932). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Psammotreta (Psammotreta) viridotincta by Keen (1971).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Tellina viridotincta Carpenter
1932Macoma pacis Pilsbry and Lowe
1971Psammotreta (Psammotreta) viridotincta Keen p. 231

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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
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
subfamilyMacominaeOlsson 1961
genusPsammotretaDall 1900
subgenusPsammotretaDall 1900
speciesviridotincta(Carpenter 1856)

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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Invalid names: Macoma pacis Pilsbry and Lowe 1932 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:36:56
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:36:56
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

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 - 0.0117USA (California) Macoma pacis (96589 160361)