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Marcia (Mercimonia) bunkeri

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Dosinia bunkeri was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 30950 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Marcia (Mercimonia) bunkeri by Squires (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Dosinia bunkeri Hanna p. 287 figs. pl. 42, figs. 4, 6
1984Marcia (Mercimonia) bunkeri Squires p. 53 figs. Figure 12l

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusMarciaDall 1902
subgenusMercimonia
speciesbunkeri()

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 mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Oregon) Mercimonia bunkeri (200798 200803 200804)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Marcia bunkeri (37871)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Mercimonia bunkeri (200887)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Marcia bunkeri (8012) Mercimonia bunkeri (200749 200750)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Mercimonia bunkeri (200874 200880 200886 200897 201040 201041)