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Periglypta tarquinia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus tarquinia was named by Dall (1900). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cytherea tarquinia by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Antigona tarquinia by Dall (1915); it was recombined as Antigona tarquina by Olsson (1922); it was recombined as Periglypta tarquinia by Woodring (1982).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Venus tarquinia Dall figs. pl. 38, figs. 2, 2a
1903Cytherea tarquinia Dall p. 1274
1915Antigona tarquinia Dall p. 147
1919Antigona caesarina anguillana Cooke p. 150 figs. pl. 16, figs. 4a, b
1922Antigona tarquina Olsson p. 240
1982Periglypta tarquinia Woodring p. 680

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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
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPeriglyptaJukes-Browne 1914
speciestarquinia(Dall 1900)

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.

†Periglypta tarquinia Dall 1900
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Invalid names: Antigona anguillana Cooke 1919 [synonym]
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 16:37:50
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:37:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Zanclean or 28.10000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Puerto Rico Periglypta tarquinia (93694)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda Periglypta tarquinia (96443)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Antigona tarquinia (60985 61072)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Periglypta tarquinia (93238 93239 93242 93243)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Anguilla Periglypta tarquinia (96442)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Puerto Rico Antigona tarquinia (80244)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Antigona tarquinia (58867)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Antigona tarquina (74966)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Antigona tarquina (134660)