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Macoma (Rexithaerus) addicotti

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Macoma addicotti was named by Nikas (1977). Its type specimen is CAS 55959, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS M1715, Arastradero Road, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in the Merced Formation of California.

It was synonymized subjectively with Macoma nasuta by Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Macoma (Rexithaerus) addicotti by Moore (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Macoma addicotti Nikas
2003Macoma (Rexithaerus) addicotti Moore figs. plate 5, figure 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusMacomaLeach 1819
subgenusRexithaerus(Conrad 1869)
speciesaddicotti()

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: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:35:58
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:35:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Macoma nasuta (96571)