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Sphenolium

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida

Taxonomy
Sphenolium was named by Miller (1889). Its type is Sphenolium cuneiforme.

It was synonymized subjectively with Modiolopsis by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Pholadomyoidea by Kříž and Steinová (2009).

Species
S. cuneiforme (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. parallelum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Sphenolium Miller p. 513
2009Sphenolium Kříž and Steinová p. 427

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyPholadomyoideaKing 1844
genusSphenoliumMiller 1889

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.

G. †Sphenolium Miller 1889
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†Sphenolium cuneiforme Miller 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Ashgill or 457.30000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) S. sp. undet. (175724)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) S. sp. (23614 23615 23617 23619 23620)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) S. sp. (23557)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois) S. sp. (23548)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa) S. sp. (23552)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) S. sp. (23579 23584)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) S. sp. (23656 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) S. sp. (23678)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) S. sp. (23588)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) S. sp. (387 388 391)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.7USA (Ohio) S. sp. (389 390)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) S. sp. (392 394)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Czech Republic (Praha) S. parallelum (149320)