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Miodontiscus

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Miodontiscus was named by Dall (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Venericardia (Miodontiscus) by Oldroyd (1925) and Itoigawa (1958); it was reranked as Cardita (Miodontiscus) by Schenck (1945).

It was assigned to Cardita by Schenck (1945); to Venericardia by Oldroyd (1925) and Itoigawa (1958); to Carditidae by Moore (1992); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Miodontiscus Dall
1925Venericardia (Miodontiscus) Oldroyd p. 5
1945Cardita (Miodontiscus) Schenck
1958Venericardia (Miodontiscus) Itoigawa
1992Miodontiscus Moore p. 16
2002Miodontiscus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusMiodontiscusDall 1903

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. Miodontiscus Dall 1903
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Miodontiscus prolongatus Carpenter 1864 [elongate carditid]
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Invalid names: Miodontiscus meridionalis Dall 1916 [synonym], Venericardia nakamurai Yokoyama 1923 [synonym], Venericardia yatesi Arnold 1907 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 61.66000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) M. aldrichianus (90608)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) M. sp. (92345) M. sp., M. timothii (92375)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy M. scalaris (178108 178110 178111)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Italy M. scalaris (178112)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Russian Federation M. prolongatus (49978)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Alaska) M. prolongatus (37402)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.8USA (California) M. prolongatus (214270 214272 214274)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) M. prolongatus (189541)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) M. prolongatus (189557)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) M. prolongatus (37936 37940)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Japan (Yamaguchi) M. sp. (62297)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Cardita prolongata (203113) M. prolongatus (203114 223329) Venericardia prolongata (138723)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) M. prolongatus (160361)