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Notospisula (Notospisula)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Spisula (Notospisula) was named by Iredale (1930) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8382]. It is extant.

It was Notospisula (Notospisula) by Kosnik (2002).

It was assigned to Spisula by Adegoke (1977) and Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); and to Notospisula by Kosnik (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Spisula (Notospisula) Iredale
1977Spisula (Notospisula) Adegoke p. 273
1992Spisula (Notospisula) Lamprell and Whitehead p. 82

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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
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusNotospisulaIredale 1930
subgenusNotospisula(Iredale 1930)

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.

Subg. Notospisula (Notospisula) Iredale 1930
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†Spistula (Notospistula) austini Lamprell and T. 1990
Spisula (Notospisula) trigonella Lamarck 1818 [Trigonal Mactra]
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 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Pleistocene or 61.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria Spisula ewekoroensis (7791)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Spisula trigonella (72094 72095 72096)