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Tivela compressa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
T. cliffensis, T. kelloggensis, T. merriami, T. packardi, T. trigonalis, T. vaquerosensis
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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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
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
genusTivelaLink 1807
speciescompressa

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Western Cape) Tivela compressa (118317 118318)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Western Cape) Tivela compressa (118308)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Tivela compressa (122937 122939 122940)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Tivela compressa (110492)