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Asaphis deflorata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae

Taxonomy
Venus deflorata was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; circum-Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Asaphis deflorata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Venus deflorata Linnaeus p. 687
2008Asaphis deflorata Hendy 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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyPsammobiidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyPsammobiinaeFleming 1828
genusAsaphisModeer 1793
speciesdeflorata(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Asaphis deflorata Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:33:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:33:13
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Egypt Asaphis deflorata (101634)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Eritrea Asaphis deflorata (101415 101416)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Sudan Asaphis deflorata (101414)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Jordan Asaphis deflorata (82749)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Asaphis deflorata (96785)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands Asaphis deflorata (209855)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jordan Asaphis deflorata (97661)