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Callithaca

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Callithaca was named by Dall (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Paphia (Callithaca) by Waterfall (1929); it was reranked as Protothaca (Callithaca) by Coan et al. (2000).

It was assigned to Paphia by Waterfall (1929); to Protothaca by Coan et al. (2000); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Venerinae by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Callithaca Dall
1929Paphia (Callithaca) Waterfall p. 85
1937Protocallithaca Nomura
2000Protothaca (Callithaca) Coan et al. p. 376
2002Callithaca Sepkoski
2002Protocallithaca Sepkoski
2012Callithaca Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 756

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusCallithacaDall 1902

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. Callithaca Dall 1902
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Callithaca adamsi Reeve 1863
Callithaca tenerrima Carpenter 1857 [thin-shelled littleneck]
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Invalid names: Paphia restorationensis Frizzell 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Protocallithaca Nomura 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Haiti Tapes tenerrima (61190)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Russian Federation C. adamsi (50141)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation C. adamsi (49979)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Japan C. sp. (44962)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Paphia tenerrima (216868 220197)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Protothaca tenerrima (194798 194801 194803 194866 194888 194891 194895 195030 195038)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6USA (California) Protothaca tenerrima (39325 39333 39334 39393 39396 39402)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) C. tenerrima (97209) Paphia tenerrima (206366 220200)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Russian Federation C. adamsi (50042)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California) Protothaca tenerrima (154115)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Russian Federation C. adamsi (49976)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Paphia tenerrima (216903) Protothaca tenerrima (122281)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Venerupis tenerrima (19695)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) C. tenerrima (239463 239468 239469 239470 239574 239580) Protothaca tenerrima (238436 238456 238459 238605 238607 238612)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Protothaca tenerrima (122752 189544 226581)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (California) Paphia tenerrima (220006) Protothaca tenerrima (238614)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Protothaca tenerrima (189561 189760 189761 189762 189763 189765 207642 207644 207645 207666 207667 207675 207676 207677 207688 207692 207693 207697 207699 207721 207727 207762)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Japan (Yamaguchi) C. adamsi (62300)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Venerupis tenerrima (201624 237610)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Venerupis tenerrima (96884)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Paphia tenerrima (71059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Protothaca tenerrima (160361 240580 240588 240592 240650) Tapes tenerrima (222659 222660 222661 222662 222674) Venerupis tenerrima (59063 240617)