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Lima densepunctata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8620852https://www.gbif.org/species/8620852
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)163813https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=163813
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Lima : Lima densepunctata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Lima : Lima densepunctata
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
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
-Limoidei
superfamilyLimoidea
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLimaBruguière 1797
speciesLima densepunctataRoemer 1836
Generic NameLima
Scientific NameLima densepunctata Roemer, 1836
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Lima densepunctataspeciesbelongs to Limastated without evidenceRoemer, 1836
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance157 - 152 Ma
Jurassic
Environmentmarine (based on Pectinida)
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Lima)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Lima)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Limidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)K. Futterer. 1897. Beiträge zur Kenntniss des Jura in Ost-Afrika, IV. Der Jura von Schoa (Süd-Abessinien) [Jurassic of East Africa, IV. Jurassic of Schoa (southern Abyssinia)]. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 49:568-627

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1836Lima densepunctata Roemer

References

Futterer K. Beiträge zur Kenntniss des Jura in Ost-Afrika, IV. Der Jura von Schoa (Süd-Abessinien) [Jurassic of East Africa, IV. Jurassic of Schoa (southern Abyssinia)], Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 49, 568-627
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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