| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Galeommatida : Lasaeidae : Montacuta : Montacuta claiborniana |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Montacutidae : Montacuta : Montacuta claiborniana |
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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 claiborniana Dall |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Montacuta claiborniana | species | belongs to Montacuta | stated with evidence | Dall, 1900 | | Montacuta claiborniana | species | belongs to Montacuta | stated without evidence | Harris, 1919 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene |
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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) | G. D. Harris. 1919. Pelecypoda of the St. Maurice and Claiborne stages. Bulletins of American Paleontology 6(31):1-208 |
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Montacuta claiborniana ✝
