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Mesodesmatidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Mesodesmatidae Gray
1904Mesodesmatidae Glenn p. 284
1922Myadesmidae Clark p. 115
1923Myadesmidae Clark and Arnold p. 152
1962Donacillidae Macpherson and Gabriel
1980Mesodesmatidae Vokes p. 139
1989Mesodesmatidae Saul p. 200
2009Mesodesmatidae Nevesskaja
2010Mesodesmatidae Bouchet et al.
2011Mesodesmatidae Carter et al. p. 16
2016Mesodesmatidae Signorelli and Carter p. 209 figs. Table 1

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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
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMesodesmatidaeGray 1840
familyMesodesmatidaeGray 1840

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.

Fm. Mesodesmatidae Gray 1840
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G. †Califadesma Saul 1989
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†Califadesma aspris Saul 1989
†Califadesma elafium Saul 1989
†Califadesma tuscanum Saul 1989
Subfm. Davilinae Dall 1895
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G. Anapella Dall 1895
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†Anapella cycladea Lamarck 1818
G. †Davila Gray 1853
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†Davila plana Hanley 1843
G. Ervillia Turton 1822
G. Donacilla Lamarck 1819
Subfm. Mesodesmatinae Gray 1840
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G. Amesodesma Iredale 1930
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†Paphies elongata Reeve 1854
G. †Atactodea Dall 1895
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†Atactodea striata Gmelin 1791
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†Paphies striata Gmelin 1791
G. †Ceroniola
G. Mesodesma Deshayes
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Mesodesma arctatum Conrad 1831
†Mesodesma costaricensis Olsson 1922
Mesodesma deauratum Turton 1822
Mesodesma donacilla Lamarck 1819
Mesodesma donacium Lamarck 1818
†Mesodesma elongata Abbass 1972
†Mesodesma mariana Glenn 1904
G. †Myadesma Clark 1922
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†Myadesma dalli Clark 1922
†Myadesma eocenica Clark 1938
†Myadesma howei Clark 1922
†Myadesma pacifica Hall and Ambrose 1916
G. Paphies Lesson 1831
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Invalid names: Machaena Gray 1843 [synonym], Taria Gray 1853 [synonym]
Invalid names: Donacillidae Macpherson and Gabriel 1962 [synonym], Myadesmidae Clark 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:54
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:54
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Holocene or 89.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 85.7 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) Califadesma aspris (86783)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (California) Califadesma elaphium (185736)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) Califadesma elafium (86956 207431 207432 207434 207437)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) Califadesma elafium (207433)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) Califadesma elafium (72055 86781 86954 86955)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Califadesma tuscanum (185156)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Chile Ceroniola australis (1314)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Saudi Arabia (Ash Sharqiyah) Mesodesma elongata (42459)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) Myadesma eocenica (191188)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9USA (Texas) Mesodesma singleyi (98887)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Mexico (Tamaulipas) Mesodesma singleyi (43061)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (California) Myadesma pacifica (52622) Myadesma sp., Myadesma pacifica (52626)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Myadesma howei (38998)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Canada (British Columbia) Myadesma dalli (63087)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Toyama) Donacilla sp. (219252)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Myadesma pacifica (215306)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Mesodesma antiqua (70083)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Anapella variabilis (63436 63437)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) Ervillia sp. (122994)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Amphidesma australe (45256 45259)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy Donacilla cornea (78335)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Peru Mesodesma donacina (80406)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (Western Australia) Anapella cycladea (63353)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Mactra deaurata (84759 84764)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica Mesodesma costaricensis (134652)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (South Australia) Anapella variabilis (63380)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) Mesodesma donacium (222834 222837 222840 222841 222878 222879)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Eritrea Mesodesma glabrata (101416 101417)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Mesodesma arctatum, Mesodesma deaurata (66622)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Atactodea striata (198587)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Coquimbo) Mesodesma donacium (222333)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New York) Mesodesma arctatum (66379)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Donacilla africana (122941)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Chile (Coquimbo) Mesodesma donacium (222343 222350)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Mesodesma donacium (226378)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Chile (Copiapó) Mesodesma donacium (223447)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129New Zealand (Wellington) Paphies subtriangulata, Paphies australis (94818)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Mesodesma donacium (76643 76647)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maine) Mesodesma arctatum (66338 66355)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Yorke Peninsula) Amesodesma angusta, Amesodesma sp. (193422)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Ervillia purpurea (96785) Mesodesma striatum (96789 96795)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Medodesma arctica (61269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) Mesodesma donacium (96672)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Eritrea Mesodesma glabrata (101543)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) Mesodesma donacium (43708 43710 43712 43714 43715 43716 43717 43719 43720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Atactodea striata (63317 63319) Mesodesma nitida (63207 63208) Paphies cuneata (96708)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Atactodea stricta (97961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Türkiye Donacilla cornea (78332)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Ervillia concentrica (92776)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Paphies cuneata (63359)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (New Jersey) Mesodesma arctatum (66630)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Mesodesma donacium (97647)