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Pegophysema janus

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina janus was named by Dall (1903). Its type specimen is USNM 114718, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pegophysema janus by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Lucina janus Dall p. 1353 figs. pl. 51, fig. 9
1982Pegophysema janus Woodring p. 622

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusPegophysemaLink 1807
speciesjanus(Dall 1903)

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.

Pegophysema janus Dall 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: chemosymbioticg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:01:00
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:02:57
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Zanclean or 23.04000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Pegophysema janus (93242)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Lucina janus (41760 42216 42223 42250 42365 42421 42423 42424 42443)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) Lucina janus (94810)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Anodonta janus (82125) Anodontia janus (82116) Pegophysema janus (93059 93164 93171 93176 93177)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Pegophysema janus (145250 145254 145276 145283 145356)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Anodontia janus (74970)