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Paphia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Paphia was named by Röding (1798) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Tapetinae by Vokes (1980); to Veneridae by Nagao (1928), Oostingh (1935), Hassan (1953), Marasti (1973) and Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Paphia Röding
1928Paphia Nagao p. 77
1935Paphia Oostingh p. 188
1953Paphia Hassan p. 21
1973Paphia Marasti p. 111
1980Paphia Vokes p. 176
1992Paphia Lamprell and Whitehead p. 156
2002Paphia Sepkoski

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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
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusPaphiaRöding 1798

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. Paphia Röding 1798
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Subg. Paphia (Callistotapes) Sacco 1900
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Subg. Paphia (Paphia) Röding 1798
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Subg. Paphia (Paratapes) Stoliczka 1871
†Paphia clarki Dickerson 1914
†Paphia exilis Shuto 1957
†Paphia numidicus Coquand 1880
†Paphia parisiensis Deshayes 1860
†Paphia persica Cox 1936
Paphia textile Gmelin 1791
†Paphia vetula Basterot 1825
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Albian to the top of the Holocene or 113.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (139 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Peru P. peruana (88673)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Nigeria P. numidicus (83019)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) P. clarki (190778 190779 190780 190786 190795 190796 190798) P. sp. (190788)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) P. clarki (184016)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Greenland P. parisiensis (88288)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Ecuador (Guayas) P. sp. (61203)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy (Pordenone) P. vetula (37351 37352 37354)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation P. kamtschatica (50050)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany P. sp. (171410)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation Callistotapes kamtschatica (45443 45444)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India P. pseudoliratus, P. liratus (72084) P. rotundatus, P. sp., P. pseudoliratus, P. persica (78641)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Tapes virgatus (77171)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Greenland P. sp. (88285)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria P. benoisti (77403 77404) P. subcarinata (65161)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Callistotapes vetulus (59265)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy (Pordenone) P. vetula (37362)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy (Pordenone) P. taurellipicta (37372)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation P. kamtschatica (50037)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia P. undulata (70163 70169 70171 70175 70178 70179 70180 70181 70183 70185)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Hiroshima) P. ohiroi (51423)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan P. suzuensis (70302)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Callistotapes kamtschatica (45445)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Indonesia (West Java) Callistotapes neglecta (179626)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria P. benoisti (74647 74648 74649 74650)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia P. waldmanni (73137)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Israel Callistotapes vetulus (99606)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy P. vetula (78437)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation P. kamtschatica (49978)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) P. taurelliptica (37379) P. vetula (37368)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) P. neglecta (42311) P. sinuosa (42339)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Iran P. persica (79065)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia P. neglecta (70077)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan Tapes pseudoliratus (77133)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria P. vetula (70864 70880 70881 70884 70886)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Japan P. exilis (4871 161784 161785)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy P. sp. (70513) P. vetula (207783)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Egypt Tapes sallomcensis (96758)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium P. rhomboides (86802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan P. deshayesii, P. sp., P. sp. (77295) P. pseudolirata, P. gallus (77293) P. sp. (55398) P. sp., P. textile (55399 55400)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan P. exilis (45507 45515)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Philippines (Tayabas) P. euglypta (41529)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Borneo) P. sp. (41612)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan (Shizuoka) P. schnelliana (51547)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium P. aurea (80674)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea P. declivis (78263)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia P. cheribonensis (84517 84518 84526 84529 84531 84532) P. textile (84546) P. textile, P. cheribonensis (84523) P. vandermeermohri (84519) P. vandermeermohri, P. cheribonensis (84520 84533)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Portugal P. vetula (171579)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia P. textile (72100 72105) P. undulata (72092 72098) P. undulata, P. amabilis (72096)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Ryukyu) P. aurabilis (41594 41601)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Philippines (Panay) P. undulata, P. cheribonensis (41650)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia P. sp. (70084)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy P. vetula (74929)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan (Kochi) P. takanabensis (170023)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium P. rhomboides (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) P. vetula (178117)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium P. rhomboides (86807)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Taiwan P. hirabayashii (96254 96256 96257 96276 96279) P. hirabayashii, P. undulata (96273) P. undulata (96255 96271)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Pakistan P. sp. (55402) P. sp., P. textile (55401)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan P. undulata (96967 96968) P. vernicosa (96969 96970) P. vernicosa, P. naganumana (97029) P. vernicosa, P. undulata (97028)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) P. undulata, P. cheribonensis (41651)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland P. aurea, P. rhomboides, P. pullastra (178118)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Ukraine P. senescens (68298 68299)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan P. philippinarum (96943 96944) P. vernicosa (97961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) P. crassisulca (63351)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) P. crassisulca (63350)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand P. undulata (67930)