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Sunettinae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Sunettinae was named by Stoliczka (1870) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9145].

It was assigned to Veneridae by Vokes (1980), Pacaud and Le Renard (1995), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Sunettinae Stoliczka
1884Meroinae Tryon
1980Sunettinae Vokes p. 168
1995Sunettinae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 183
2006Sunettinae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 233
2010Sunettinae Bouchet 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
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilySunettinaeStoliczka 1870
subfamilySunettinaeStoliczka 1870

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.

Subfm. †Sunettinae Stoliczka 1870
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G. †Meroena Jukes-Brown 1908
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Meroena multisulcata Deshayes 1825
Meroena polita Lamarck 1806
Meroena semisulcata Lamarck 1806
Meroena separata Deshayes 1857
Meroena trigonula Deshayes 1825
G. †Nagaoella Hayami 1965
G. Sunetta Link 1807
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Subg. Sunetta (Cyclosunetta) Fischer-Piette 1939
Sunetta perexcavata Fulton 1915
Invalid names: Meroinae Tryon 1884 [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 119.57000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Japan (Iwate) Nagaoella corrugata (40213 40214 40315 40316 40553 40554)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan Nagaoella corrugata (91285 91286 91287 91288 91296 91301 91303)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan (Iwate) Nagaoella corrugata (65646 65647 65648) Nagaoella corrugate (142437 142443 142445)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Japan Nagaoella corrugata (91252)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Japan (Iwate) Nagaoella corrugata (40215 40317 40555)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Meroena polita (8124 8125)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Yvelines) Meroena semisulcata (177970 177972)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) Sunetta trigonula, Sunetta polita (3494)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Meretrix trigonula (42636 42639)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Meretrix trigonula (42640)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3India Sunetta yethana (78616)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Sunetta dautzenbergi (72033)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Sunetta ovalis, Sunetta scripta (70098)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Pakistan Sunetta sp. (55398)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India Sunetta dautzenbergi (77658)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Taiwan Sunetta concinna (96252)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mozambique Sunetta contempta (122947)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan Sunetta menstualis (97028)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Sunetta contempta (122939 122941 122946)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Sunetta sp. (97961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Sunetta effossa (96794)