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Homomya gallatinensis ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8478827	https://www.gbif.org/species/8478827
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	320387	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=320387

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Homomya : Homomya gallatinensis

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Homomya : Homomya gallatinensis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Poromyata	Ridewood 1903
order	Pholadomyida
superfamily	Pholadomyoidea	King 1844
family	Pholadomyidae	King 1844
genus	Homomya	Agassiz 1843
species	Homomya gallatinensis	Stanton 1899

Generic Name

Homomya

Scientific Name

Homomya gallatinensis Stanton, 1899

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Homomya gallatinensis	species	belongs to Homomya	stated without evidence	Stanton, 1899

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

170 - 168 Ma
Middle Jurassic

Last Recorded Appearance

170 - 168 Ma
Middle Jurassic

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Pholadomyidae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Pholadomyidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Pholadomyidae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

T. W. Stanton. 1899. Chapter XIII Mesozoic Fossils. In A. Hague, J. P. Iddings, and W. H. Weed (eds.), in The Geology of the Yellowstone National Park. United States Geological Survey Monographs 32:600-650

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1899	Homomya gallatinensis Stanton

References

Stanton T. W. Chapter XIII Mesozoic Fossils, in The Geology of the Yellowstone National Park. United States Geological Survey Monographs 32, 600-650

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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