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Tridacna (Tridacna)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Tridacna (Tridacna) was named by Bruguière (1797). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tridacna by Bruguière (1797), Harzhauser et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1797Tridacna (Tridacna) Bruguière
2008Tridacna (Tridacna) Harzhauser et al. p. 205

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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
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
—Neocardiids
—EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyTridacninae(Lamarck 1819)
genusTridacnaBruguière 1797
subgenusTridacnaBruguière 1797

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.

Subg. Tridacna (Tridacna) Bruguière 1797
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Tridacna (Tridacna) tevoroa Lucas et al. 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationarysubf
Attached: yessubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: photosymbioticsubf
Diet 2: suspension feedersubf
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2009-12-09 05:25:29
Modified: 2010-02-16 08:15:50
Source: g = genus, subf = subfamily, f = family
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Tridacna derasa (42339)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Tridacna gigas (70077) Tridacna gigas, Tridacna derasa (70078)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Eritrea Tridacna gigas (101415 101417)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Sudan Tridacna gigas (101414)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Tridacna gigas (194003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Tridacna gigas (80965 80966 81009)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga Tridacna gigas (96436)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Tridacna gigas (81096 81097 81100)