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Pandora (Pandora)

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae

Taxonomy
Pandora (Pandora) was named by Bruguière (1797). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pandora by Bruguière (1797) and Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1797Pandora (Pandora) Bruguière
2001Pandora (Pandora) Todd

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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
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyPandoroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyPandoridaeRafinesque 1815
genusPandoraBruguière 1797
subgenusPandoraBruguière 1797

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.

Subg. Pandora (Pandora) Bruguière 1797
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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 07:58:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:58:19
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 28.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (California) Pandora acutirostrata (122273)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Pandora acutirostrata (206393)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Pandora sp. (79855)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Pandora pinna (86801 86802)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Pandora pinna (86804 86805)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greenland Pandora glacialis (75092 75099)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Pandora trilineata (60944)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Pandora gouldiana, Pandora trilineata (66622)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greenland Pandora glacialis (75200)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Pandora trilineata (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Pandora gouldiana (66721)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Pandora gouldiana (57706) Pandora gouldiana, Pandora trilineata (57702 57705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Pandora trilineata, Pandora trilineatus (66751 66752) Pandora tuomeyi (69045)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maine) Pandora glacialis (66345) Pandora glacialis, Pandora arctica (66339) Pandora trilineata (80131)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Pandora trilineata, Pandora trilineatus (66760)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Pandora glacialis (74988)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Ontario) Pandora glacialis (66527)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Pandora trilineata (41935 92776)