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Clementia (Egesta) peruviana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Clementia (Clementia) peruviana was named by Olsson (1928). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Clementia (Egesta) peruviana by Olsson and Richards (1961) and Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Clementia (Clementia) peruviana Olsson pp. 79-81 figs. pl. 12, figs. 1, 2, 7
1961Clementia (Egesta) peruviana Olsson and Richards p. 7
2008Clementia (Egesta) peruviana Hendy et al.

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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
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyClementiina(Frizzell 1936)
genusClementiaGray 1847
subgenusEgesta
speciesperuviana(Olsson 1928)

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 mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:33:59
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:33:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 41.30000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) Clementia peruviana (60088 60089)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (52526 52527 52531 52536)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (55431)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia Clementia peruviana (42789)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (52523 55432 88359 88367 88391)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (55433 55441)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Ecuador (Guayas) Clementia peruviana (61201)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Colombia (La Guajira) Clementia peruviana (42770)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru Clementia peruviana (42794)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (64559)