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Gibbolucina

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Gibbolucina was named by Cossmann (1904) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Lucina (Gibbolucina) by Vredenburg (1928); it was reranked as Miltha (Gibbolucina) by Glibert (1933).

It was assigned to Lucina by Vredenburg (1928); to Miltha by Glibert (1933); to Milthinae by Vokes (1980) and Moore (1988); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Gibbolucina Cossmann
1928Lucina (Gibbolucina) Vredenburg p. 440
1933Miltha (Gibbolucina) Glibert
1980Gibbolucina Vokes p. 103
1988Gibbolucina Moore p. D20
2002Gibbolucina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMilthinaeChavan 1969
genusGibbolucinaCossmann 1904

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. Gibbolucina Cossmann 1904
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Subg. Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) Cossmann 1912
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†Eomiltha pandata Conrad 1833
†Eomiltha scolaroi Vokes 1969
Eomiltha voorhoevei Deshayes 1857
†Eomiltha woodi Olsson 1930
†Eomiltha xustris Gardner 1926
†Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) packi Dickerson 1916
†Miltha (Eomiltha) contorta Defrance 1823
Subg. Gibbolucina (Gibbolucina) Cossmann 1904
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†Lucina (Gibbolucina) deperdita Michelotti 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 66.00000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Eomiltha alburgensis (22931)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Eomiltha strangensis (205466)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Bulgaria (Sliven) Miltha quadrata (102344)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Bulgaria (Varna) Miltha contorta (102400)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium G. gibbosula (77608)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Oregon) Lucina packi (200795 200796 200803)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Lucina packi (122656) Miltha packi (178748 178752 185192 194164) Phacoides gyrata (52429 52432 52434)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Eomiltha sp. (83757 83802)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Lucina gyrata (91476 207115)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (California) Miltha packi (111552)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) G. gibbosula (3258)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium G. gibbosula (77612 77613) G. gibbosula, G. defrancei (77611)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Eomiltha pandata (81209 81212 81254 81258)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Eomiltha sp. (94822) Miltha packi (200737 200751 200754 202094)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Eomiltha pandata (205420)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Russian Federation G. kamtschatica (50051)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Miltha gibbosula (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Phacoides woodi (52526)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France G. lefebvrei, G. gibbosula (78567)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Eomiltha pandata (5312 5318 81266 81275 81278 81282 205438 205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Lucina gyrata (122295)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9USA (Florida) Miltha ocalana (99256)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria Miltha coeloprocta (103758) Miltha contorta (103760) Miltha prominensis (103759) Miltha pulliense (103739)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (North Carolina) Lucina pandata (5365)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy G. lefebvrei (78565)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Lucina pandata (5362 5363)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Sliven) Miltha coeloprocta (103768)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Ica) Miltha woodi (100331)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Lucina gibbosula (42582 42649)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Japan Eomiltha sp. (70926)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru (Piura) Phacoides woodi (55441)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan Lucina deperdita (77157 77158)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Eomiltha scolaroi (91536 92461 92550 92551 92556) Phacoides xustris (42367)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria G. transversa (77402)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Eomiltha confirmans (63439)