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Lucina (Lucinisca) fausta

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina (Lucinisca) fausta was named by Pilsbry and Olsson (1941). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Zone J - Canoa Formation, which is in a Piacenzian/Gelasian coastal sandstone/claystone in the Canoa Formation of Ecuador.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Lucina (Lucinisca) fausta Pilsbry and Olsson

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyLucininaeFleming 1828
genusLucinaBruguière 1797
subgenusLucinisca(Dall 1901)
speciesfausta

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.

Lucina (Lucinisca) fausta Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: chemosymbioticg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:00:27
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:02:40
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Lucina fausta (51880)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Lucina fausta (type locality: 51878)