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Linga (Linga) columbella

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina columbella was named by Lamarck (1818) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Recent; Eastern Atlantic, Indian Ocean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Lucina (Linga) columbella by Vredenburg (1928); it was recombined as Linga (Linga) columbella by Freneix et al. (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. hamata, L. gonzalesi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Lucina columbella Lamarck p. 543
1850Lucina columbella Wood p. 143
1928Lucina (Linga) columbella Vredenburg p. 441
1988Linga (Linga) columbella Freneix et al. p. 417

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyLucininaeFleming 1828
genusLingade Gregorio 1885
subgenusLingade Gregorio 1885
speciescolumbella(Lamarck 1818)

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 mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Lucina columbella (77157)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary Linga columbella (8211)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Hungary Linga columbella (8338)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France (Aquitaine) Linga columbella (74865)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Bordeaux) Linga columbella (48660)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland Linga columbella (51689 51691)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Bulgaria Linga columbella (60288 60291 60292 60312)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Slovakia Linga columbella (73137 73138)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Greece Linga columbella (72305)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Israel Lucina columbella (99606)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Cyprus Lucina columbella (71883)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece Linga columbella (72310)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Linga columbella (70786 70862 70863 70882 70886)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Lucina columbella (128326)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Canary Islands) Linga columbella (92710)