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Saxidomus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Saxidomus was named by Conrad (1837) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Veneridae by Clark and Arnold (1923); to Pitarinae by Abbott (1974); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Saxidomus Conrad
1923Saxidomus Clark and Arnold p. 146
1974Saxidomus Abbott pp. 550, 553
2002Saxidomus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusSaxidomusConrad 1837

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. Saxidomus Conrad 1837
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†Saxidomus barlowi Loel and Corey 1932
Saxidomus giganteus Deshayes 1839
†Saxidomus newcombei Merriam 1897
†Saxidomus noblei Dickerson 1914
Saxidomus nuttalli Conrad 1837
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Invalid names: Saxidomus aratus Gould 1861 [synonym], Saxidomus gracilis Gould 1855 [synonym]
†Saxidomus vaquerosensis Arnold 1909
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 Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 55.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (90 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Russian Federation S. noblei (50078)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (California) S. noblei (203578)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Japan (Hyogo) S. sp. (102041)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Russian Federation S. misawaensis (49974)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Alaska) S. hanzawai (44101 44102)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) S. vaquerosensis (52393)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Canada (British Columbia) Cytherea newcombei (63086) S. newcombei (63087)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) S. sp. (71228 196126) S. vaquerosensis (71219 71223 71231 94854 196138)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Baja California Sur) S. vaquerosensis (43814 96570)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation S. conspectus, S. purpuratus, S. kamtschaticus (50120) S. kakertensis (50038)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) S. nuttalli (44929) S. vaquerosensis (44934 44937 44940 44982)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation (Sakhalinskaya) S. sp. (61932)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Japan S. purpurata (44962)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Alaska) S. sp. (37398)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) S. nuttalli (194891)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) S. nuttalli (206367 206369 206370 220200)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) S. nuttalli (96885 216433 216568 216865 216867 216901 216903)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.806USA (California) S. nuttalli (214261)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) S. sp. (19695)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) S. nuttalli (200398)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) S. nuttalli (186031)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) S. nuttalli (189758 189765 207651 207663 207711 207712 214285)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Japan (Yamaguchi) S. purpuratus (62300)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) S. nuttalli (96590)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) S. nuttalli (37936 37937 37938 37940 37947 37948)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) S. aratus (222663) S. nuttalli (71053 202492 203106 203108) S. nuttallii (138723 202636 202647 222995)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) S. nuttalli (223009)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) S. giganteus (176670 176671)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) S. giganteus (75232)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico S. nuttalli (67642)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) S. aratus (222659 222660 222661 222662) S. giganteus (37672 37673 37674 96555) S. nutalli (203417) S. nuttalli (59063 96566 160361 219029) S. nuttalli, S. gracilis (222674)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) S. giganteus (37676 71059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan S. purpuratus (97961)