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Tivela (Tivela) mactroides

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus mactroides was named by Born (1778). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tivela mactroides by Anderson (1929); it was recombined as Tivela (Tivela) mactroides by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Venus mactroides Born
1929Tivela mactroides Anderson p. 170
1982Tivela (Tivela) mactroides Woodring p. 683

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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
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
genusTivelaLink 1807
subgenusTivelaLink 1807
speciesmactroides()

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.

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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 16:40:15
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:40:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Tivela mactroides (42631 49492)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Panama Tivela mactroides (42617 49493)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Panama Tivela mactroides (42599)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Tivela mactroides (145337)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Tivela mactroides (52169 52171 82125 82130 93145)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia (Atlántico) Tivela mactroides (88312)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Tivela mactroides (131237)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Venezuela (Sucre) Tivela mactroides (41556)