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Clavipholas

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Clavipholas was named by Conrad (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 803]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pholadinae by Vokes (1980); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
C. pectorosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Clavipholas Conrad
1980Clavipholas Vokes p. 187
2002Clavipholas Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyPholadinaeLamarck 1809
genusClavipholasConrad 1868

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. †Clavipholas Conrad 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:51:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:51:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 70.60000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) C. pectorosa (1313)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Missouri) C. pectorosa (1295)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Georgia) C. pectorosa (1309)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Alabama) C. pectorosa (1306 1352)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) C. pectorosa (1303 1304 1391)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) C. pectorosa (1312)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) C. sp. (1320)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) C. pectorosa (1296) C. whitfieldi (1392)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) C. pectorosa (4247 4254)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) C. pectorosa, C. sp. (4277)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) C. pectrosa (125950)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) C. pectorosa (4201 4229 83225 83238)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) C. pectorosa (4365 4366 4368 4372 4373) C. pectorosa, C. sp. (4369)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) C. pectorosa (4406 4413)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) C. pectorosa (4122 4124 4126 4127 4137 4146)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) C. pectorosa (4384 4385)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Illinois) C. pectorosa (70129)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene55.8 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) C. pholadoides (52758 52761 52768)