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Pholadidea

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Pholadidea was named by Turton (1819) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pholadidae by Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999); to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Martesiinae by Vokes (1980), Freneix et al. (1988) and Beu (2006).

Species
P. (Hatasia), P. increnata, P. patagonica
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. frenguellii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Pholadidea Turton p. 147
1980Pholadidea Vokes p. 189
1988Pholadidea Freneix et al. p. 442
1999Pholadidea Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 42
2002Pholadidea Sepkoski
2006Pholadidea Beu p. 299

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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
subfamilyMartesiinaeGrant 1931
genusPholadideaTurton 1819

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. Pholadidea Turton 1819
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†Pholadidea increnata Marwick 1929
†Pholadidea patagonica Philippi 1887
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, SE, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 14:17:33
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:17:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Campanian to the top of the Zanclean or 83.60000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) P. sp. (7610)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) P. ragsdalensis (7521)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Pholadidea indet. (4434)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France P. sp. (20816)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0New Zealand P. sp. (51083)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene55.8 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. frenguellii (52758)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) P. sp. (122295)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Argentina P. patagonica (71402)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Curz) P. patagonica (48067)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. patagonica (48068)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) P. sp. (52402)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina P. patagonica (71428 71429 71539 71543)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile P. patagonica (78425 78428)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Argentina P. sp. (65179)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation P. kamtschatica (50037)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Argentina P. patagonica (71425)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation P. kamtschatica (49978)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria P. sp. (70882)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) P. papyracea (84755)