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Spisula obtruncata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mactra obtruncata was named by Wood (1850). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Spisula (Spisula) obtruncata by Marquet (2005); it was recombined as Spisula obtruncata by Moths et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Mactra obtruncata Wood p. 248 figs. pl. 24, figs. 5a, b
2005Spisula (Spisula) obtruncata Marquet p. 51
2010Spisula obtruncata Moths et al. p. 22

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusSpisulaGray 1837
speciesobtruncata()

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.

Spisula obtruncata Wood 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:12:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:12:34
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Gelasian or 20.44000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Spisula obtruncata (111599)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Spisula obtruncata (86801 86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Mactra obtruncata (84755)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Mactra obtruncata (84759)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Spisula obtruncata (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Spisula obtruncata (86807)