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Macrocallista (Macrocallista) reposta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cytherea reposta was named by Conrad (1834) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Pliocene; Atlantic Coastal Plain]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Dione reposta by Conrad (1863); it was recombined as Macrocallista reposta by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Callista (Callista) reposta by Palmer (1926); it was recombined as Macrocallista (Macrocallista) reposta by Gardner (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Cytherea reposta Conrad p. 132
1863Dione reposta Conrad p. 575
1903Macrocallista reposta Dall p. 1252
1926Callista (Callista) reposta Palmer p. 82
1943Macrocallista (Macrocallista) reposta Gardner p. 123

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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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusMacrocallistaMeek 1876
subgenusMacrocallistaMeek 1876
speciesreposta(Conrad 1834)

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 16:36:59
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:36:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Macrocallista reposta (59307 59309 59310 59327 68979 69018 79342 79343)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Macrocallista reposta (59484 59486 69044 79761 79959 80037)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Macrocallista reposta (78264 78265 78266)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Macrocallista reposta (80024)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Macrocallista reposta (59316 59318 69043 79339 79340 80035)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Macrocallista reposta (80083)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Macrocallista reposta (59313)