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Didacna

Bivalvia - Carditida - Lymnocardiidae

Taxonomy
Didacna was named by Eichwald (1838). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cardiidae by Islamoglu (2009); and to Didacninae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Didacna Eichwald
2009Didacna Islamoglu
2010Didacna Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
familyLymnocardiidaeStoliczka 1870
subfamilyDidacninaeEbersin 1962
genusDidacnaEichwald 1838

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.

G. Didacna Eichwald 1838
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Didacna cristata Bogachev 1932
Didacna ebersini Fedorov 1953
Didacna emendata Popov 1983
Didacna subcatillus Andrusov 1910
Didacna subcrassa Pravoslavlev 1939
Didacna subpyramidata Pravoslavlev 1939
Didacna trigonoides Pallas 1771
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Croatia D. deserta (68266)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Georgia D. lutrae (45925)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Türkiye (Bursa) D. sp., D. subpyramidata (92058)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation D. cristata, D. ebersini, D. emendata, D. subcatillus, D. subcrassa, D. subpyramidata (201990)