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Saxidomus newcombei

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cytherea newcombei was named by Merriam (1897). Its type specimen is UCMP 11932, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Macrocallista newcombei by Arnold and Hannibal (1913); it was recombined as Venerella (Compsomyax) newcombei by Weaver (1943); it was recombined as Saxidomus newcombei by Clark and Arnold (1923) and Hendy (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Cytherea newcombei Merriam
1899Cytherea newcombei Merriam p. 178 figs. Plate XXIII, Fig. 1
1913Macrocallista newcombei Arnold and Hannibal p. 576
1923Saxidomus newcombei Clark and Arnold p. 146
1943Venerella (Compsomyax) newcombei Weaver p. 193
2020Saxidomus newcombei Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusSaxidomusConrad 1837
speciesnewcombei(Merriam 1897)

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.

Saxidomus newcombei Merriam 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Canada (British Columbia) Cytherea newcombei (63086) Saxidomus newcombei (63087)