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Pristigloma nitens

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae

Taxonomy
Glomus nitens was named by Jeffreys (1876) [DISTRIBUTION: British Columbia, Atlantic Ocean, North America, West Europe, Canaries, Brazil, Angola and Argentine basins, Laurentian Basin, Arctic Ocean (Recent)]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Pristigloma nitens by Coan et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Glomus nitens Jeffreys
2000Pristigloma nitens Coan et al. p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familySareptidaeAdams 1860
genusPristiglomaDall 1900
speciesnitens(Jeffreys 1876)

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.

Pristigloma nitens Jeffreys 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:13:31
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available