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Paphia (Paphia) undulata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus undulata was named by Born (1778) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Paphia undulata by Hashimoto (1982); it was recombined as Paphia (Paphia) undulata by Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. suzuensis, P. waldmanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Venus undulata Born
1982Paphia undulata Hashimoto
2006Paphia (Paphia) undulata Rosenberg et al.

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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
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—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
subgenusPaphiaRöding 1798
speciesundulata(Born 1778)

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: 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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Paphia undulata (70163 70169 70171 70175 70178 70179 70180 70181 70183 70185)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Paphia undulata (72092 72096 72098)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Philippines (Panay) Paphia undulata (41650)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Taiwan Paphia undulata (96255 96271 96273)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Paphia undulata (96967 96968 97028)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) Paphia undulata (41651)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand Paphia undulata (67930)