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Mimachlamys blowi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8606264https://www.gbif.org/species/8606264
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)244800https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=244800
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Mimachlamys : Mimachlamys blowi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Mimachlamys blowi
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
-OstreioniFerussac 1822
-OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida
suborderPectinidina
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
-PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusChlamysRöding 1798
subgenusChlamys (Mimachlamys)
speciesMimachlamys blowiWaller 2011
Generic NameMimachlamys
Scientific NameMimachlamys blowi Waller, 2011
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mimachlamys blowispeciesbelongs to Mimachlamysstated with evidenceWaller, 2011
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance11.6 - 7.2 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance11.6 - 7.2 Ma
Miocene
Environmentmarine (based on Pectinida)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Chlamys)
Visionlimited (based on Pectinidae)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Chlamys)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Chlamys)
Primary Reference (PBDB)T. R. Waller. 2011. Neogene Paleontology of the Northern Dominican Republic. 24. Propeamussidae and Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea) of the Cibao Valley. Bulletins of American Paleontology (381):1-198

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2011Mimachlamys blowi Waller p. 34 figs. pl. 3, figs. 1-5

References

Waller T. R. (2011) Neogene Paleontology of the Northern Dominican Republic. 24. Propeamussidae and Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea) of the Cibao Valley, Bulletins of American Paleontology 381, 1-198
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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