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Cytherea (Amiantis) incrassata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus incrassata was named by Sowerby (1817) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Europe, Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cytherea (Amiantis) incrassata by Vredenburg (1928).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Venus incrassata Sowerby p. 126 figs. pl. 155, figs. 1, 2
1928Cytherea (Amiantis) incrassata Vredenburg p. 451

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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
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusCythereaCarpenter 1863
subgenusAmiantis
speciesincrassata(Sowerby 1817)

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 37.71000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom Cytherea incrassata (40772)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Cytherea incrassata (39662 39694 40771 40890)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Peru (Tumbes) Amiantis incrassata (59002)