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Hemidonax

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Hemidonacidae

Taxonomy
Hemidonax was named by Mörch (1871) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Hemidonacidae.

It was assigned to Donacidae by Vokes (1980); to Hemidonacidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992), Beesley (1998); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Hemidonax Mörch
1980Hemidonax Vokes p. 147
1992Hemidonax Lamprell and Whitehead p. 72
1998Hemidonax Beesley p. 331
2002Hemidonax 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
superfamilyHemidonacoideaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
familyHemidonacidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
genusHemidonaxMörch 1871

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. Hemidonax Mörch 1871
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Hemidonax pictus Tryon 1870
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 Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (Western Australia) H. chapmani (63352 63353)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) H. chapmani (96708)