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Thracia (Thracia) pubescens

Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae

Taxonomy
Mya pubescens was named by Pulteney (1799). It is extant. It is the type species of Thracia, Thracia (Thracia).

It was recombined as Thracia pubescens by Sowerby (1823); it was recombined as Thracia (Thracia) pubescens by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1799Mya pubescens Pulteney
1823Thracia pubescens Sowerby
2012Thracia (Thracia) pubescens Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 987

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderThraciida
superfamilyThracioideaStoliczka 1870
familyThraciidaeStoliczka 1870
genusThraciaBlainville 1824
subgenusThraciaBlainville 1824
speciespubescens(Pulteney 1799)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 07:00:05
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:00:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Zanclean or 28.10000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Hungary Thracia pubescens (8338)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Thracia pubescens (8211)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany Thracia pubescens (171410)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Thracia pubescens (65161 77402)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) Thracia pubescens (37377 37380)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Thracia pubescens (78437)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Thracia pubescens (207783)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Thracia pubescens (84755 84763)