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Conchocele

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae

Taxonomy
Conchocele was named by Gabb (1866) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Thyasiridae by Hickman (2015), Hryniewicz et al. (2017) and Amano et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Conchocele Gabb p. 27
2002Conchocele Sepkoski
2015Conchocele Hickman p. 10
2017Conchocele Hryniewicz et al.
2019Conchocele Amano et al. p. 212

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyThyasiroideaDall 1900
familyThyasiridaeDall 1901
genusConchocele

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Conchocele Gabb 1866
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†Conchocele bathyaulax Hickman 2015
†Conchocele bisecta Conrad 1849
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Invalid names: Conchocele disjuncta Gabb 1866 [synonym]
†Conchocele conradii Rosenkrantz 1942
†Conchocele kiritachiensis Hryniewicz et al. 2017
†Conchocele taylori Hickman 2015
†Conchocele townsendi White 1890
†Conchocele yatsuoensis Amano et al. 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-20 19:58:31
Modified: 2009-09-20 21:58:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 70.60000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (124 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Thyasira townsendi (1316)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Thyasira townsendi (3158)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica Thyasira townsendi (166184)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Thyasira townsendi (3166)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen C. conradii (191306 226627 226628)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Russian Federation C. pervulgata (70564)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Russian Federation C. dvalii, C. pervulgata (50051)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Japan (Hokkaido) C. bisecta (103769)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9Russian Federation C. pervulgata (50138)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Japan Thyasira bisecta (70903)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Russian Federation C. pervulgata (50040)
Bartonian - Chattian41.3 - 23.03USA (Washington) C. disjuncta (62246)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) C. bathyaulax (39942 39943 40197 126108) C. bathyaulax, C. taylori (233549) C. taylori (206340)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (California) C. bisecta (193973 193974)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) C. bisecta (169032) C. taylori (169048)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Japan C. bisecta (70424 71009 71010) C. kiritachiensis (191321) C. taylori (71040 191325) Thyasira bisecta (71032 71039)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4Japan C. bisecta, C. taylori (191323)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Japan C. bisecta (68894 70744 70745 70746)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Russian Federation C. smekhovi (70445 70518)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Washington) C. taylori (172000)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Japan C. bisecta, C. taylori (191320)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) C. bisecta (206068 206069 206070) C. bisecta, C. taylori (58964) Thyasira bisecta (180418) Thyasira disjuncta (205215)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Russian Federation C. bisecta (49975) C. kamtschatica, C. smekhovi, C. bisecta (49980)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Colombia C. adoccasa (205111)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) C. bathyaulax, C. taylori (91621) Thyasira disjuncta (208164 208167 208177 208178)
Rupelian - Aquitanian33.9 - 20.44Russian Federation C. bisecta (50079)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Russian Federation C. bisecta (70528) C. smekhovi (70459)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Washington) Thyasira disjuncta (208152)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Alaska) Thyasira bisecta (44110)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Japan C. bisecta (70607 70612 70615)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) C. bathyaulax (191307) C. bisecta (91619 206066) C. bisecta, C. taylori (4869) C. disjuncta (37577) Thyasira bisecta (45810) Thyasira disjuncta (52362 52376 91615 91623 208161)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Alaska) Thyasira bisecta (195959 195965)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Japan (Hokkaido) C. bisecta (219254)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation C. bisecta (50041) C. kamtschatica (50050)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Japan C. bisecta (70339 70390 70391 70596)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation C. bisecta (70448 70449)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Thyasira bisecta (39595)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62USA (Alaska) Thyasira disjuncta (37385)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Thyasira bisecta (201690)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Toyama) C. yatsuoensis (219252)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation C. bisecta (50038) C. inflata, C. bisecta (50037)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation C. bisecta (70446 70562)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Russian Federation C. bisecta (50048)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation C. inflata, C. bisecta (49978)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago C. adoccasa (205114)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago C. adoccasa (205117)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation C. bisecta (70476 70478 70479 70533 70566 70567) C. inflata (70477) C. inflata, C. bisecta (70444)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia (Córdoba) Thyasira bisecta (88315)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Russian Federation C. bisecta (50042)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan (Fukushima) C. bisecta (62296)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Shizuoka) C. bisecta (179927)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California) Thyasira bisecta (154115)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Thyasira disjuncta (96885)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) C. bisecta (62295)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Aomori) C. sp. (234747)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan (Niigata) C. bisecta (101021)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Washington) Thyasira bisecta (71110)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Thyasira bisecta (222665 222666) Thyasira disjuncta (202639 202643 222992 223325)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) C. disjuncta (222647 222649)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Costa Rica Thyasira bisecta (66797)