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Macoma (Macoma)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Macoma (Macoma) Leach
2000Macoma (Macoma) Coan et al. p. 408
2001Macoma (Macoma) Todd
2003Macoma (Macoma) Moore

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomaLeach 1819
subgenusMacomaLeach 1819

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. Macoma (Macoma) Leach 1819
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Invalid names: Tellina (Peronidia) clivosa Böhm 1916 [synonym], Tellina sabulosa Spengler 1798 [synonym], Tellina tenera Leach 1819 [synonym]
Macoma (Macoma) carolinensis Gardner and Aldrich 1919
Macoma (Macoma) cookei Gardner 1943
Macoma (Macoma) elimata Dunnill and Coan 1968
Macoma (Macoma) golikovi Scarlato and Kafanov 1988
Macoma (Macoma) lama Bartsch 1929
Macoma (Macoma) loveni Johnstrup 1882
Macoma (Macoma) menkeni Hanna and Hertlein 1938
Macoma (Macoma) moesta Deshayes 1855
Macoma (Macoma) paralenis Gardner 1947
Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis Leathes in Woodward 1830
Macoma (Macoma) torelli Johnstrup 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 38.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (412 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Macoma inquinata (38940 38941 38984 38987 38989 38991 38992 38993 38994 39000 39003 39024 39025 39033)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Russian Federation Macoma golikovi (70518)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Japan Macoma sejugata (68894)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Macoma twinensis (205215)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Macoma twinensis (208168 208169 208171)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Russian Federation Macoma calcarea (70475)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Macoma twinensis (37581 37586 52357 52362 91623 208173 221302 221304)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Japan (Hokkaido) Macoma izurensis (219254)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Washington) Macoma twinensis (37560)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation Macoma calcarea (50041)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation Macoma calcarea (70449)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina Macoma perplana (71539)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Japan Macoma tokyoensis (70380 70384 70390 70391 70595 70596)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608USA (Alaska) Macoma calcarea (37650) Macoma calcarea, Macoma moesta (37645) Macoma moesta (37644 37667 37670) Macoma twinensis, Macoma calcarea, Macoma moesta, Macoma incongrua (37643) Macoma twinensis, Macoma incongrua (37651 37652) Macoma twinensis, Macoma moesta (37657)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Macoma paralenis (42482)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Russian Federation Macoma calcarea (50179)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62USA (Alaska) Macoma twinensis, Macoma incongrua (37383)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Russian Federation Macoma moesta (50141)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation Macoma calcarea, Macoma moesta (50038) Macoma calcarea, Macoma moesta, Macoma crassula (50037) Macoma moesta (49979)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan Macoma atsunaiensis (70404) Macoma incongrua (81705) Macoma tokyoensis (70399) Macoma tokyoensis, Macoma n. sp., Macoma calcarea (70597)