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Avicula ochotica

Bivalvia - Aviculidae

Taxonomy
Avicula ochotica was named by Keyserling (1848). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pseudomonotis ochotica by von Mojsisovics (1888), Jaworski (1922), Krumbeck (1924); it was recombined as Monotis ochotica by Bychkov et al. (1976); it was recombined as Monotis (Entomonotis) ochotica by Grant-Mackie (1978), Silberling et al. (1997), McRoberts (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Avicula ochotica Keyserling
1886Monotis ambigua Teller
1886Monotis sparsicostata Teller
1888Pseudomonotis ochotica von Mojsisovics
1918Monotis acutecostata Trechmann
1922Pseudomonotis ochotica Jaworski
1924Pseudomonotis ochotica Krumbeck
1932Monotis longa Kiparisova
1961Monotis wingia Bando
1976Monotis ochotica Bychkov et al.
1978Monotis (Entomonotis) ochotica Grant-Mackie
1997Monotis (Entomonotis) ochotica Silberling et al.
2011Monotis (Entomonotis) ochotica McRoberts p. 644

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
familyAviculidaed'Orbigny 1843
genusAviculaBruguière 1791
speciesochoticaKeyserling 1848

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.

Avicula ochotica Keyserling 1848
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. J. Silberling et al. 1997Medium- to large-size M. (Entomonotis) up to 70 mm long, obliquely oval, left valve well inflated, right valve almost flat. Beak at about anterior third of valve length; posterior valve length 2–3 times length of posterior ear. Ribs well spaced, rounded but relatively narrow; 14+2 primary ribs; secondary ribs inserted early, weak tertiary ribs inserted later at 20–35 mm valve height. Fine concentric striae rarely present.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available