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Mya (Arenomya) dickersoni

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Mya dickersoni was named by Clark (1915).

It was recombined as Mya (Arenomya) dickersoni by MacNeil (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Mya dickersoni Clark p. 478 figs. Plate 63, figures 3 and 4
1965Mya (Arenomya) dickersoni MacNeil p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusMyaLinnaeus 1758
subgenusArenomya(Winkworth 1930)
speciesdickersoni()

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:49:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:49:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 10.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Mya dickersoni (164674)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Mya dickersoni (19342)