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Macoma (Rexithaerus) andersoni

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Macoma andersoni was named by Clark (1915). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Macoma (Rexithaerus) andersoni by Moore (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Macoma andersoni Clark pp. 473-474 figs. pl. 61, fig. 12
2003Macoma (Rexithaerus) andersoni Moore figs. plate 7, figure 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomaLeach 1819
subgenusRexithaerus(Conrad 1869)
speciesandersoni()

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
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:35:58
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:35:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 15.97000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation Macoma andersoni (50037)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Macoma andersoni (44984)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Macoma andersoni (44425)