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Macomona

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Macomona was named by Finlay (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 681]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Tellininae by Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Macomona Finlay
1980Macomona Vokes p. 143
2002Macomona Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyTellininaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomonaFinlay 1926

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.

G. Macomona Finlay 1926
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Macomona basedowi Tate 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 41.30000 to 0.12600 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand M. n. sp. (64741 64750 64751 67590)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) M. liliana (45259)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (Western Australia) Tellina basedowi (63352 63353)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126New Zealand (Wellington) M. liliana (94818)