Source Data | |
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Rank | subgenus (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga : Lithophaga (Lithophaga) |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Lithophaga (Lithophaga) | subgenus | belongs to Lithophaga | stated without evidence | Röding, 1798 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 183 - 182 Ma Early Jurassic |
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Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae) |
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Motility | stationary (based on Lithophaga) |
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Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lithophaga) |
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Ontogeny | accretion (based on Mytilidae) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite,intermediate,minor ribbing (based on Mytilidae) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. P. Woodring. 1982. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(F) |
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