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Pholadidea patagonica

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Pholas patagonica was named by Philippi (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Chile, Argentina.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Martesia patagonica by Ihering (1897); it was recombined as Pholadidea patagonica by Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. frenguellii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Pholas patagonica Philippi p. 164 figs. pl. 42, fig. 8
1897Martesia patagonica Ihering p. 266
1999Pholadidea patagonica Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMartesiinaeGrant 1931
genusPholadideaTurton 1819
speciespatagonica(Philippi 1887)

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.

†Pholadidea patagonica Philippi 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:17:33
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:17:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 33.90000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Argentina Pholadidea patagonica (71402)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Curz) Pholadidea patagonica (48067)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) Pholadidea patagonica (48068)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina Pholadidea patagonica (71428 71429 71539 71543)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Pholadidea patagonica (78425 78428)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Argentina Pholadidea patagonica (71425)