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Melosia staminea

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cytherea staminea was named by Conrad (1838).

It was recombined as Cytherea (Antigona) staminea by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Melosia staminea by Ward (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Cytherea staminea Conrad p. 46
1904Cytherea (Antigona) staminea Glenn p. 314
1992Melosia staminea Ward p. 100

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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
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusMelosiaDall 1915
speciesstaminea(Conrad 1838)

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.

Melosia staminea Conrad 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Antigona staminea (59335 59723 59734)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Maryland) Cytherea staminea (70591)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Cytherea staminea (60379 70819 70823) Melosia staminea (55517 68975 69024)