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Diplodonta soror

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina soror was named by Adams (1852). It is extant.

It was recombined as Diplodonta soror by Gardner (1943) and Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. catopotium, D. elatia, D. leptodoma, D. sphaeromorpha

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Lucina soror Adams
1943Diplodonta soror Gardner
1964Diplodonta mareana Weisbord
2012Diplodonta soror Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 742

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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
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
speciessoror(Adams 1852)

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.

Diplodonta soror Adams 1852
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Invalid names: Diplodonta mareana Weisbord 1964 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:03:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:01
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Diplodonta mareana (41545)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Phlyctiderma soror (131210 131218)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Diplodonta soror (59307)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Diplodonta soror (59316) Phlyctiderma soror (80033 80034)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Taras soror (79331)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Diplodonta soror (80304)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Diplodonta soror (66758 66760) Phlyctiderma soror (79705 79706 79707)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Diplodonta soror (41936 41940 92774 92775)