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Turia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Turia was named by Marwick (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Mi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 899].

It was assigned to Venerinae by Marwick (1960); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Turia Marwick p. 611
1960Turia Marwick p. 16
2002Turia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusTuriaMarwick 1927

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. †Turia Marwick 1927
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Turia chattonensis Marwick 1927
Turia fausta Marwick 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Altonian or 47.80000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3New Zealand (Canterbury) T. fausata (50147)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand T. bortonensis (64730 64738 64739 64741 64750 64751)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03New Zealand T. sp. (45018)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand T. pukeuriensis (67897 67900)