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Pholadomya occidentalis

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Taxonomy

Pholadomya occidentalis was named by Morton [m. kosnik taxon no: 1794].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. agrioensis, P. angustata, P. anterumbonis, P. aubri, P. bellona, P. coahuilensis, P. coloradoensis, P. cordata, P. deltoidea, P. foliacea, P. franciscae, P. hemicardia, P. intermedia, P. kamtschatica, P. kingi, P. leonensis, P. murchisoni, P. plagemani, P. plagemanii, P. plagemanni, P. weissi, P. cornueliana, P. constricta, P. uitoe, P. hudsoni, P. alpina, P. beaumontensis, P. oretiensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1900	Pholadomya occidentalis Morton

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)

Rank	Name	Author
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Poromyata	Ridewood 1903
order	Pholadomyida	()
superfamily	Pholadomyoidea	King 1844
family	Pholadomyidae	King 1844
genus	Pholadomya	Sowerby 1823
species	occidentalis	Morton

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.

†Pholadomya occidentalis Morton

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Locomotion:

facultatively mobilef

Life habit:

deep infaunalf

Diet:

suspension feederf

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2009-10-09 06:48:13

Modified:

2009-10-10 16:18:40

Source: f = family, c = class

Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Campanian	83.6 - 72.1	USA (North Carolina)	Pholadomya occidentalis (190551)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.5 - 70.6	USA (Delaware)	Pholadomya occidentalis (6130 6132 6134)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.5 - 70.6	USA (New Jersey)	Pholadomya occidentalis (88610)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.5 - 70.6	USA (Tennessee)	Pholadomya occidentalis (88357)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	Pholadomya occidentalis (1303)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	Pholadomya occidentalis (4629)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	USA (Alabama)	Pholadomya occidentalis (1307 1308)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	USA (Missouri)	Pholadomya occidentalis (1295)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Missouri)	Pholadomya occidentalis (4383)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	Pholadomya occidentalis (4125 4126 4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Alabama)	Pholadomya occidentalis (4209 4230 4237)