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Choristodon

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Choristodon Jonas
2005Choristodon Rosenberg

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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
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
familyPetricolina(Deshayes 1839)
genusChoristodonJonas 1844

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. Choristodon Jonas 1844
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Choristodon robustus Sowerby 1834
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Invalid names: Choristodon typicum Jonas 1844 [synonym], Petricola anchoreta Folin 1867 [synonym], Petricola bulbosa Gould` 1851 [synonym], Petricola buwaldi Clark 1915 [synonym], Petricola riocanensis Maury 1917 [synonym], Petricola sinuosa Conrad 1849 [synonym], Petricola venusta Folin 1867 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:17:11
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:17:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.60800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Rupellaria typica (93051)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Petricola riocanensis (58867)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Petricola buwaldi (207676 207762)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Venezuela (Sucre) Petricola typica (41556)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Rupellaria typica (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Rupellaria typica (66760)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Petricola robusta (97642 97646)