Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Petricola (Petricola)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Petricola (Petricola) was named by Lamarck (1801). It is extant.

It was assigned to Petricola by Lamarck (1801), Coan et al. (2000) and Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Petricola (Petricola) Lamarck
2000Petricola (Petricola) Coan et al. p. 389
2020Petricola (Petricola) Hendy

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
familyPetricolina(Deshayes 1839)
genusPetricolaLamarck 1801
subgenusPetricolaLamarck 1801

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.

Subg. Petricola (Petricola) Lamarck 1801
show all | hide all
hide
Invalid names: Petricola pedroana Conrad 1855 [synonym], Saxicava abrupta Conrad 1855 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:31:33
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:31:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Petricola carditoides (122281 194664)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Petricola venezuelensis (131210)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Petricola carditoides (238607)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Petricola carditoides (122752)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Petricola carditoides (189765 207762)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Petricola carditoides (96592 96593 96594)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Petricola carditoides (201624 237604)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Petricola carditoides (37933 37937 37940 37943 37947 37948)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Petricola carditoides (138723 222663 222998)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Petricola carditoides (223009) Petricola carditoides, Cypricardia pedroana (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Petricola carditoides (37673 37674 59063 96895 222659 222660 222661 222662) Saxicava abrupta, Petricola pedroana (222650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Petricola carditoides (52347 67613 67641 67642 67643)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Petricola typica (131223)