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Hysteroconcha dione

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus dione was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Hysteroconcha.

It was recombined as Pitar dione by Weisbord (1964); it was recombined as Hysteroconcha dione by Woodring (1982), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Venus dione Linnaeus p. 684
1964Pitar dione Weisbord
1982Hysteroconcha dione Woodring p. 687
2012Hysteroconcha dione Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 794

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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
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusHysteroconchaDall 1902
speciesdione(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.

Hysteroconcha dione Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:35:01
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:35:01
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Pitar dione (41543 41545)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Hysteroconcha dione (131210)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Venezuela (Sucre) Pitar dione (41556)