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Palaeolima nakamurai

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolima nakamurai was named by Nakazawa (1999). It is not extant. Its type specimen is HP 100096, a partial shell (Right valve and incomplete left valve). Its type locality is Festningen, Unit 7-1, Svalbard (1989-91 coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale in the Kapp Starostin Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Palaeolima nakamurai Nakazawa pp. 15-16 figs. Fig 6.9-6.10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPalaeolimaHind 1903
speciesnakamurai

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.

Palaeolima nakamurai Nakazawa 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height227.024.529.727.13.68

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Svalbard and Jan Mayen Palaeolima nakamurai (type locality: 51652 51677)