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Martesia

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Martesia was named by Sowerby (1824) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno R Sepkoski's reference number: 803]. It is extant. Its type is Pholas striatus.

It was assigned to Pholadinae by Glenn (1904); to Pholadidae by Squires and Kennedy (1998) and Lamprell and Healy (1998); to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Martesiinae by Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Martesia Sowerby
1904Martesia Glenn p. 275
1980Martesia Vokes p. 189
1982Martesia Woodring p. 718
1998Martesia Lamprell and Healy p. 200
1998Martesia Squires and Kennedy p. 166
2002Martesia Sepkoski
2010Martesia Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
genusMartesiaSowerby 1824

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. Martesia Sowerby 1824
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Subg. Martesia (Martesia) Sowerby 1834
Martesia clausa Gabb 1864
Martesia cylindrica Riedel 1933
Martesia mcevoyi McLearn 1929
Martesia meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927
Martesia oligocenica Maury 1912
Martesia ovalis Say 1820
Martesia sanctipauli Maury 1917
Martesia striata Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: WB, IM, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 14:17:25
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:17:25
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 190.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 170.3 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian - Aalenian190.8 - 170.3Peru (Junín) M. sp. (202438)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03New Zealand M. sp. (65630 65634 65635)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (1785)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Jersey) M. cretacea magnatuba (6651)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) M. sp. (167602 185726)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Cameroon M. cylindrica (177976) M. sp. (209690)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) M. clausa (44232)
Middle Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Canada (Alberta) M. mcevoyi (87512)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) M. sp. (7617)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) M. cuneiformis (82669 82671)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) M. sp. (6155)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) M. sp. (82638)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) M. truncata, M. procurva (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) M. clausa (72057 86793)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) M. procura (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Denmark M. sp. (35039)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) M. sp. (83238)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark M. sp. (35040)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium M. rutoti (22931) M. sp. (26879)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland M. proxima (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) M. sp. (91800 98804 108739)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 58.7United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (8085)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) M. sp. (52191 52197)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) M. sp. (190795)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina M. cazadoriana (99258)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0USA (Alabama) M. recurva (98309)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) M. elongata (98377)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) M. sp. (214289)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) M. meganosensis (52426 52428)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) M. texana (98809)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) M. sp. (52527)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) M. laredoensis (99064)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) M. sp. (38992 39002 39004) M. turnerae, M. sp. (39003)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (42640)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Trinidad and Tobago M. oligocaenica (80169)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) M. ovalis (18579)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan M. sp. (77742)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Mexico (Michoacan) M. sp. (76566)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) M. ovalis (79103)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) M. sanctipauli (145332) M. sp. (145530)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama M. sanctipauli (93145)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia M. striata (70083)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6USA (Alaska) M. sp. (38001)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago M. striata (60410 60646 60647 60655)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic M. sp. (74965)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Vanuatu M. striata (77904)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela M. sp. (131210)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica M. bowdeniana (58522)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) M. sp. (61339)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) M. striata (48664)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Pakistan M. sp. (55402)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) M. striata (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Pakistan M. striata (77300)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) M. cuneiformis (66758 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) M. cuneiformis (66721)