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Kuphus polythalamia

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae

Taxonomy
Serpula polythalamia was named by Linnaeus (1767) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene-Recent; Indian Ocean.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Kuphus.

It was recombined as Kuphus polythalamius by Azzaroli (1958); it was recombined as Kuphus polythalamia by Oostingh (1935), Vokes (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Serpula polythalamia Linnaeus
1935Kuphus polythalamia Oostingh p. 206
1958Kuphus polythalamius Azzaroli p. 117
1972Kuphus polythalamia Vokes 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
familyTeredinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyKuphinaeTryon 1862
genusKuphusGuettard 1770
speciespolythalamia(Linnaeus 1767)

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.

Kuphus polythalamia Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: passively mobileg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: herbivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:21:53
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:21:53
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Stilwell and Henderson 2002, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Jamaica Kuphus polythalamia (111546 111547)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Teredo polythalamia (79073)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Somalia Kuphus polythalamius (78982 78998 79041 79045 79048 79055)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Somalia Kuphus polythalamius (78836)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Jamaica Kuphus polythalamia (111548 111549)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Somalia Kuphus polythalamius (78838 78839 78900 78901 78903 78953 79081 79098)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Somalia Kuphus polythalamius (78949 79077 79082)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Grenada Kuphus polythalamia (58677 58678)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia Kuphus polythalamia (70086)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Kuphus polythalamia (70077)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Teredo polythalamia (41473)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Kuphus polythalamia (84520 84533 84546)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Kuphus polythalamia (70084)