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Milneria

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Milneria was named by Dall (1871) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 1049]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Thecaliinae by Moore (1992); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Milneria Dall
1992Milneria Moore p. 28
2002Milneria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
subfamilyThecaliinaeDall 1903
genusMilneriaDall 1871

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.

G. Milneria Dall 1871
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Milneria kelseyi Dall 1916
Milneria minima Dall 1871
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Invalid names: Trapezium halioticola Dall 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) M. kelseyi (96590 96592)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) M. minima (37947)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) M. kelseyi (222979) M. minima (202492 202494)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) M. kelseyi (202490 223045)