| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga : Lithodomus claibornensis |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Lithodomus claibornensis | species | belongs to Lithodomus | stated with evidence | Conrad, 1848 | | Lithodomus claibornensis | species | belongs to Lithophaga | 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 | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene |
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| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Motility | stationary (based on Lithophaga) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lithophaga) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite,intermediate,minor ribbing (based on Mytilidae) |
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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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Lithodomus claibornensis ✝
