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Cyclina

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cyclina is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Veneridae by Nagao (1928); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyclininae by Matsubara et al. (2010).

Species
C. (Cyclinorbis), C. compressa, C. lunulata, C. nodai
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. japonica, C. magna

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Cyclina Nagao p. 75
2002Cyclina Sepkoski
2010Cyclina Matsubara et al. p. 137

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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
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyCyclinina(Frizzell 1936)
genusCyclina

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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Subg. †Cyclina (Cyclinorbis) Makiyama 1926
†Cyclina compressa Nagao 1928
†Cyclina lunulata Makiyama 1926
†Cyclina nodai Nagao 1928
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 100.50000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt C. sp. (150611)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) C. magna (88357)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) C. magna (205445)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Japan C. shirokiana (70900)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Japan (Hyogo) C. nodai (102033 102034 102036 102038 102039 102040) C. sp., C. nodai (102041)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan (Saga) C. compressa (204551)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India C. sp. (72152 72170)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan C. japonica (70331 70866 70867 70868 70869 70870 70871 70873 70876 70877 70878) C. lunulata (70326 70329) C. sp., C. lunulata (70330)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Japan (Hiroshima) C. sp. (56957)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan C. hwabongriensis, C. lunulata (44970) C. hwabongriensis, C. takeyamai (44958) C. hwabongriensis, C. takeyamai, C. sp. (44961) C. lunulata (44960)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Hiroshima) C. lunulata (51422 51423)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan C. takeyamai (77742)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Japan C. sp. (62301)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117India C. sp. (72160)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan C. orientalis (97028)