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Katelysia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Katelysia was named by Römer (1857) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Veneridae by Oostingh (1935), Lamprell and Whitehead (1992); to Tapetinae by Vokes (1980), Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Katelysia Römer
1935Katelysia Oostingh p. 187
1980Katelysia Vokes p. 175
1992Katelysia Lamprell and Whitehead p. 154
1995Katelysia Pacaud and Le Renard p. 184
2002Katelysia Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusKatelysiaRömer 1857

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. Katelysia Römer 1857
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Subg. †Katelysia (Nipponomarcia) Ikebe 1941
†Katelysia corioensis Tate 1887
†Katelysia rhytiphora Lamy 1937
†Katelysia scalarina Lamarck 1818
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: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.71000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Egypt K. gaberi (3295)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Australia (Goldifelds-Esperance) K. sp. (222542)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Chione corioensis (72206)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (Western Australia) K. rhytiphora, K. scalarina (63353)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (South Australia) K. scalarina (63379)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Yorke Peninsula) K. rhytiphora, K. scalarina (193424) K. scalarina (193422 193425) K. sp., K. peronii (193423)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) K. rhytiphora, K. scalarina (63207 63208 63209) K. scalarina (63211)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) K. rhytiphora, K. scalarina (63359) K. scalarina (63358)