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Clausinella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Clausinella was named by Gray (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Venerinae by da Silva Forti (1969); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Clausinella Gray
1969Clausinella da Silva Forti p. 89
2002Clausinella 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
genusClausinellaGray 1851

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. Clausinella Gray 1851
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Clausinella fasciata da Costa 1778
Clausinella gayi Húpe 1854
†Clausinella persica Cox 1936
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 47.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia C. sulcifera (70082)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy (Pordenone) C. basteroti (37352)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany C. basteroti (171410)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Iran C. persica (79064)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy C. basteroti, C. taurotrigona (178110) C. fasciata (178108)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria C. basteroti (60312) C. basteroti, C. bulgarica (60288 60289 60291 60292)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Belgium C. scalaris (77860)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France C. fasciculata (34609)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia C. vindobonensis (73137)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus Venus fasciata (71902)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Italy C. sp. (207782)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Morocco C. scalaris (173166)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy C. fasciata (207783)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) C. subroborata (166744)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium C. imbricata (86802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India C. karikalensis (77658)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Venus fasciata (84759 84764 84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) C. brongniartii (178117)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium C. imbricata (86803 86804 86805)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Venus fasciata (98041)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy C. fasciata (78312)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain Venus fasciata (128383)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Venus fasciata (84833)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Yemen C. foliacea (55376)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Venus fasciata (178118)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina C. gayi (71605 71606)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina C. gayi (71610)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Venus fasciata (127596)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil C. gayi (72116 72117 72120 72121 72123)