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Dosinia (Asa) pseudoargus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Lucina pseudoargus was named by d'Archiac and Haime (1853) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Venus pseudoargus by d'archiac and Haime (1854); it was recombined as Dosinia pseudoargus by Vredenburg (1928); it was recombined as Dosinia (Asa) pseudoargus by Borkar and Kulkarni (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Lucina pseudoargus d'Archiac and Haime p. 239 figs. pl, 17, figs. 2-4
1854Venus pseudoargus d'archiac and Haime p. 354
1928Dosinia pseudoargus Vredenburg p. 447
2019Dosinia (Asa) pseudoargus Borkar and Kulkarni p. 105 figs. Pl 1, figs a-e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDosiniini(Deshayes 1858)
genusDosiniaScopoli 1777
subgenusAsa(Basterot 1825)
speciespseudoargus(d'Archiac and Haime 1853)

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.

Dosinia (Asa) pseudoargus d'Archiac and Haime 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:34:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45India (Gujarat) Dosinia pseudoargus (235637 235638)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Pakistan Dosinia pseudoargus (77172)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98India (Gujarat) Dosinia pseudoargus (235643 235652)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Pakistan Dosinia pseudoargus (77133)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Pakistan Dosinia pseudoargus (55399 55400)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Pakistan Dosinia pseudoargus (55401)