Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga : Lithophaga petricoloides |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga : Lithophaga petricoloides |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Lithophaga |
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Scientific Name | Lithophaga petricoloides |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Lithophaga petricoloides | species | belongs to Lithophaga | stated without evidence | Harris, 1919 |
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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 | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
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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. B. Clark. 1895. Contributions to the Eocene fauna of the Middle Atlantic slope. Johns Hopkins University Circulars 15(121):3-6 |
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