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Anodontia (Pegophysema)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Loripinus (Pegophysema) Stewart pp. 185 - 186
1941Loripinus (Pegophysema) Pilsbry and Olsson p. 57
1951Cavilucina (Pegophysema) Marks p. 338
1982Pegophysema Woodring p. 622
1988Pegophysema Moore p. D21
2002Pegophysema Sepkoski
2007Anodontia (Pegophysema) Glover and Taylor p. 112

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusAnodontiaLink 1807
subgenusPegophysema()

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. Anodontia (Pegophysema) Stewart 1930
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Subg. Pegophysema (Pegophysema) Stewart 1930
Pegophysema janus Dall 1903
Pegophysema mauryae Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
Pegophysema omaliusi Deshayes 1858
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. A. Glover and J. D. Taylor 2007As Anodontia, shells large, moderately infl ated, thin-shelled, outer surface with prominent, irregular, rounded, commarginal ridges. Ligament internal, shallowly to deeply inset. Anterior adductor scar short, detached for 70% of length. Pallial line entire, with secondary pallial attachment scars (Fig. 3) extending posteriorly from below anterior adductor scar.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: chemosymbioticg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:01:00
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:02:57
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Somalia Pegophysema pharaonis (78566)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Pegophysema omaliusi (9067 9076 9077 9078 9079 9098 9114 9135 9169 9171 9173 9182 9183 9193 9266 9267 9269)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium Pegophysema omaliusi (111373)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Essonne) Pegophysema omaliusi (9270)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Panama Pegophysema mauryae (42577)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Pegophysema janus (93242)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Lucina janus (41760 42216 42223 42250 42365 42421 42423 42424 42443) Lucina santarosana (42225 42482 42656 42657 42663 42682 42685)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Anodontia sp. (74963)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Anodontia sp. (74959)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Lucina janus, Lucina santarosana (94810) Lucina santarosana (42692 42872 42886 42890 43014 43021 43036)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Anodontia sp. (74934)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Pegophysema janus (145250 145254 145276 145283 145356)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Anodonta janus (82125) Anodontia janus (82116) Pegophysema janus (93059 93164 93171 93176 93177) Pegophysema sp. (136016)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Anodontia sp. (75041 75042)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Anodontia sp. (74967 75038)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Lucina edentuloides (96539 96543 96544 96545 96547) Pegophysema edentuloides (34854 96549 96550 96551 96553 96554)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Anodontia janus (74970) Anodontia sp. (74964 74965 205113) Pegophysema sp. (74968)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Anodontia philippiana (61309) Loripinus schrammi (79335) Pegophysema schrammi (79787)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Pegophysema sp. (80046)