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Petricolaria pholadiformis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Petricola pholadiformis was named by Lamarck (1818) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10788]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Petricolaria pholadiformis by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Petricola pholadiformis Lamarck
1860Petricola pholadiformis Holmes p. 38
1894Petricolaria lata Dall
1962Petricola lata Richards
1998Petricola pholadiformis Beesley p. 361
2008Petricolaria pholadiformis Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
familyPetricolina(Deshayes 1839)
genusPetricolariaLamarck 1801
speciespholadiformis(Lamarck 1818)

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.

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Invalid names: Petricolaria lata Dall 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:31:33
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:31:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Petricola pholadiformis (59316)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Petricola pholadiformis (66604 66611 66612 66614 66618 66621 66622 66623 66626)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Delaware) Petricola pholadiformis (66703)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Petricola pholadiformis (59313)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Petricola pholadiformis (127636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Petricola pholadiformis (57703 57705 57706)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Petricola pholadiformis (66746)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Petricola pholadiformis (66721)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Petricola pholadiformis (61268)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Petricola pholadiformis (66724)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Petricola pholadiformis (60928 66755 66758) Petricola pholadiformis, Petricola lata (66760)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Petricola pholadiformis (41935 41940 92774 92776)