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Dosinia (Dosinia) semilaevis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Artemis semilaevis was named by Philippi (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Early-Middle Miocene; Chile.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) semilaevis by Frassinetti and Covacevich (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Artemis semilaevis Philippi p. 108 figs. pl. 13, fig. 22
1993Dosinia (Dosinia) semilaevis Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 88

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDosiniini(Deshayes 1858)
genusDosiniaScopoli 1777
subgenusDosiniaScopoli 1777
speciessemilaevis(Philippi 1887)

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 16:34:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Dosinia semilaevis (78522 78552)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile Dosinia semilaevis (78521)