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Pinctada

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Pinctada was named by Ršding (1798) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Pteria (Pinctada) by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

It was assigned to Pteria by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pteriidae by Vokes (1980), Moore (1983), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Spencer et al. (2004) and Rosenberg (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Pinctada Ršding
1807Unionium Link
1817Perlamater Schumacher p. 38
1819Meleagrina Lamarck
1826Pintadina Blainville p. 93
1891Avicula (Meleagrina) Bittner
1901Margaritifera Jameson p. 372
1931Pteria (Pinctada) Grant, IV and Gale p. 147
1968Margaritifera Mongin and Lapparent p. 149
1980Pinctada Vokes p. 37
1983Pinctada Moore p. A83
1998Pinctada Lamprell and Healy p. 102
2002Pinctada Sepkoski
2004Pinctada Spencer et al.
2005Pinctada Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusPinctadaRšding 1798

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.

G. Pinctada Ršding 1798
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Pinctada imbricata Röding 1798
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Invalid names: Pinctada radiata Leach 1814 [synonym]
†Pinctada maculata Gould 1850
Pinctada margaritifera Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Margaritifera Jameson 1901 [synonym], Meleagrina Lamarck 1819 [synonym], Perlamater Schumacher 1817 [synonym], Pintadina Blainville 1826 [synonym], Unionium Link 1807 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: minorf
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, IM, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-08-17 19:45:59
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:45:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Voigt 1973, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Triassic to the top of the Holocene or 237.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.4 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Turkey (Balıkesir) Avicula foulloni (201912)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Sichuan) Margaritifera guangyuanensis (200954)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Niger (Agadez) P. sp. (228823)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan (Kumamoto) P. matsumotoi (40171)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Meleagrina schlosseri (213668)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Japan (Hokkaido) Margaritifera perdahurica (205814)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Japan Margaritifera otatumei, Margaritifera perdahurica (70899 70900) Margaritifera perdahurica (70902)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Japan Margaritifera perdahurica (70903 70906)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Japan Margaritifera perdahurica (71044)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Japan Margaritifera perdahurica (68892) Margaritifera sp. (68895)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Western Australia) P. crassicardia (70714)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria P. phalaenacea (65161)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Belgium P. phalaenacea (114830)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Margaritifera sp. (45598)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Margaritifera sp. (45611)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Pteria crassicardia (166810)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) P. crassicardia (63433 63434 63438 63441)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium P. phalaenacea (86802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) P. sp. nov. ? (179485 179486)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium P. phalaenacea (76982)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium P. phalaenacea (86803)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia P. margaritifera (198576)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Meleagrina margaritifera (101415)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Meleagrina margaritifera (101634)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) P. radiata (67069)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda P. radiata (67947)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.0117Iran P. sp., P. margaritifera, P. radiata (164152)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) P. margaritifera (89311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) P. sp. (69087)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan P. margaritifera (96943 96945)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Meleagrina margaritifera (101544)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia P. maculata (194003)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) P. sp. (191983)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Dominican Republic P. imbricata (97552)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands P. radiata (209855)