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Taxonomy
Rangia was named by Des Moulins (1832) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Mactrinae by Vokes (1980); to Mactridae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rangiidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Mactrinae by Vokes (1980); to Mactridae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rangiidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1832 | Rangia Des Moulins |
| 1980 | Rangia Vokes p. 136 |
| 1987 | Rangia Ward and Blackwelder p. 130 |
| 2002 | Rangia Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Rangia Bouchet et al. |
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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. Rangia Des Moulins 1832
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Subg. †Rangia (Miorangia)
Subg. †Rangia (Praerangia)
Rangia flexuosa Conrad 1839
Rangia lecontei Conrad 1853
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Collections (57 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenomanian | USA (New Jersey) | R. tenuidens (6649 6650) | |
| Danian | Belgium | Praerangia minuscula (22931) | |
| Lutetian | Pakistan | R. sp. (45620) | |
| Middle Miocene | USA (Mississippi) | R. johnsoni (41826) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (Mississippi) | R. johnsoni (41809 41827 41828) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (Mississippi) | R. johnsoni (41824) | |
| Pliocene | USA (Mississippi) | R. cuneata (92528 92530) | |
| Pliocene | USA (Georgia) | R. cuneata (164698) | |
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | R. nasuta (41749) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (Virginia) | R. clathrodon (78266) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (North Carolina) | R. cuneata (79708) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | R. cuneata (61309 80024 80025) R. nasuta (41497 41501 41718 79331 80358) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | R. clathrodonta (60944 92408) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Rangie cuneata (7108) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (New Jersey) | R. cuneata (66622 66623) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | R. cuneata (61310 67069 80046) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | R. cuneata (61311 69034 79738 96538) R. cyrenoides (34269) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | R. lecontei (160361) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | Gnathodon cuneatum (92406) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Maryland) | R. cuneata (66712 66713 66720 66721 66722 66723) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | R. cuneata (57703 57704 57705 57706 69049) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (North Carolina) | R. cuneata (66749 66750 66754) | |
| Holocene | USA (Louisiana) | R. cuneata (41934 41939 92772) R. cuneata, R. flexuosa (41935 92776) |