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Anodontia spherica

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina spherica was named by Dall and Ochsner (1928). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Loripinus (Pegophysema) spherica by Dall and Pilsbry (1941); it was recombined as Anodontia (Lissosphaira) spherica by Olsson (1961); it was recombined as Anodontia spherica by Hertlein (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Lucina spherica Dall and Ochsner p. 121 figs. pl. 3, fig. 8
1941Loripinus (Pegophysema) spherica Dall and Pilsbry p. 57
1961Anodontia (Lissosphaira) spherica Olsson
1972Anodontia spherica Hertlein p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusAnodontiaLink 1807
speciesspherica(Dall and Ochsner 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.

Anodontia spherica Dall and Ochsner 1928
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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 13:58:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:02:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador Anodontia spherica (96595 96597)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Ecuador Pegophysema spherica (62040)