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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Galeommatida : Lasaeidae : Montacuta : Montacuta sericea |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Montacutidae : Montacuta : Montacuta sericea |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Montacuta |
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Scientific Name | Montacuta sericea Tate, 1887 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Montacuta sericea | species | belongs to Montacuta | stated with evidence | Tate, 1887 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 5.3 Ma Miocene |
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Motility | stationary (based on Montacutidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Montacutidae) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Tate. 1887. The Lamellibranchs of the older Tertiary of Australia (Part 2). Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 9:142-189 |
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