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Miltha (Megaxinus) gluminda

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Miltha (Megaxinus) gluminda was named by Woodring (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Jamaica.]. Its type specimen is USNM 352807, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. agilis, M. ocalana, M. bellardiana, M. consobrina, Phacoides pandatus, Saxolucina lamyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Miltha (Megaxinus) gluminda Woodring p. 117 figs. pl. 15, fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusMilthaBrugnone 1880
subgenusMegaxinus
speciesgluminda

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.

†Miltha (Megaxinus) gluminda Woodring 1925
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Miltha gluminda (58522)