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Venus (Ventricoloidea)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Ventricoloidea was named by Sacco (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Venus (Ventricoloidea) by Pugaczewska (1984), Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984), Moths et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Venus by Pugaczewska (1984), Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984), Moths et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Ventricoloidea Sacco
1984Venus (Ventricoloidea) Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 104
1984Venus (Ventricoloidea) Pugaczewska p. 55
2002Ventricoloidea Sepkoski
2010Venus (Ventricoloidea) Moths 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
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusVenus
subgenusVentricoloidea(Sacco 1900)

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.

Subg. Venus (Ventricoloidea) Sacco 1900
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (105 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary Venus multilamella (8211)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Venus multilamella (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Venus multilamella (62884)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Venus multilamella (62899 62903 62929 62932 62933 62934 62935 62936 62937 62938 62939 62943 62952 62953 62954 62957 62958 62959 62961 62962)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Venus multilamella (111599)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Austria Venus multilamella (77402 77403)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Venus multilamella (178108)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Venus multilamella (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland Venus libella (70539) Venus libella, Venus multilamella (51689 51690 51691) Venus multilamella (51688)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Bulgaria Venus libella (60288)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Venus multilamella (61895 61896 61897 61898 61899 61900 61901 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 61907 62867 62879 62880 62881 62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62892 62893 62895 62896)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Romania Venus multilamella (86875 86908 123135)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Slovakia Venus multilamella (73137 73142)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Belgium Venus multilamella (208831)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Venus multilamella (51687 138305)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Hungary Venus multilamella (34739)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Italy (Pordenone) Venus multilamella (37374)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Morocco Venus multilamella (161327 173165)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Venus multilamella (48092)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) Venus multilamella (37365 37367 37368)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Morocco Venus multilamella (173163 173166 173167)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Venus multilamella (69860)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Venus multilamella (69864 70786 70861 70863 70864 70880 70881 70882 70884 70886)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Venus pseudoturgida (86801 86802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Venus pseudoturgida (76982)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Spain Venus multilamella (71144)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy (Umbria) Venus multilamella (200419)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Taiwan Ventricoloidea foveolata (96253 96259)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Spain Venus multilamella (127361)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) Venus multilamella (149603 200420)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Venus multilamella (77008)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Venus multilamella (127358)