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Coralliophaga

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Trapezidae

Taxonomy
Coralliophaga was named by Blainville (1824) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Trapeziidae by Vokes (1980), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Coralliophaga Blainville
1980Coralliophaga Vokes p. 159
1992Coralliophaga Lamprell and Whitehead p. 122
2002Coralliophaga Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyArcticoidea(Newton 1891)
familyTrapezidae(Lamy 1920)
genusCoralliophagaBlainville 1824

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 59.24000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Russian Federation C. penjica (50039)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Maryland) C. bryani (91891)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Oryctomya prima (80495)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Maryland) C. bryani (99288)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) C. prima (90609)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) C. sp. (52433)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71USA (Alabama) C. sp. (205439)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Ukraine (Dnepropetrovsk) C. cuneata, C. chevallieri, C. vagocostata (47039)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) C. claibornensis (90600)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine C. acuticostata (47060)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) C. corrugata (5942)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark (Jutland) C. sp. (9176)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) C. elegantula (60985)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France (Aquitaine) C. sp. (74865)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany C. lithophagella (111599)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Austria C. hoernesi (65161 77404) C. transilvanica (77402)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland C. lithophagella (51690 51691) C. lithophagella, C. transylvanica (51689 70539)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Bulgaria C. lithophagella (60289) C. lithophagella, C. transilvanica (60288)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Moldova C. lithophagella (78648 78658 78664) C. lithophagella, C. sp. (78661) C. lithophagella, C. transilvanica (78644 78663) C. sp. (78643) C. transilvanica (78646 78653 78683) C. transilvanica, C. sp. (78647)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Hungary C. lithophagella (34739)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Italy C. lithophagella (191624)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Dominican Republic C. coralliophaga (58867)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria C. lithophagella (70864)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy C. lithophagella (168730)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium C. lithophagella (86801 86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) C. cyprinoides (84755 84795)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela C. sp. (131210)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy C. lithophagella (78312)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Haiti C. sp. (60880)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) C. coralliophaga (67069)