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Pelecyora

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Pelecyora was named by Dall (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pitarinae by Vokes (1980) and Freneix et al. (1988); to Veneridae by Marasti (1973), Squires (1999) and Wienrich (1999); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. (Cordiopsis), P. (Pelecyora), P. (Sinodiopsis), P. aequilateralis
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. gabbi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Pelecyora Dall
1973Pelecyora Marasti p. 110
1980Pelecyora Vokes p. 172
1988Pelecyora Freneix et al. p. 434
1999Pelecyora Squires p. 22
1999Pelecyora Wienrich p. 253
2002Pelecyora 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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusPelecyoraDall 1902

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. Pelecyora Dall 1902
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Subg. Pelecyora (Pelecyora) Dall 1902
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) P. hatchetigbeensis (80791 80792 90143 90144 90145 98390 194354)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria Sinodiopsis coxi (41394)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) P. aequilateralis (200657 200729 200730 200731 200732 200733 200734 210283 210285 210286 210289 210290 228148)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Oregon) P. aequilateralis (200874 200875 200877 200914) P. gabbi (200892 200911)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Oregon) P. aequilateralis (200861)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Belgium P. polytropa (3715)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy (Pordenone) P. brocchii (37354) P. gigas (37353)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany P. islandicoides (171410)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) P. polytropa (62883)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Portugal P. sp. (198865)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) P. polytropa (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) P. polytropa (62960)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Cordiopsis islandicoides (164943 164945)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy P. gigas (178108)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Austria (Vienna) P. islandicoides (174159)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria P. gigas, P. islandicoides (60292) P. islandicoides (60289 60312)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) P. polytropa (61896 61902 62885)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland P. gigas (51688)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Italy (Pordenone) P. islandicoides (37374)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Belgium P. polytropa (95167)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland P. gigas, P. islandicoides (51687)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Slovakia P. sp. (145937)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy P. islandicoides (78437)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) P. brocchii (37368 37378) P. brocchii, P. islandicoides (37365) P. islandicoides (37367)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria P. islandicoides (69864 70864 70880)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy P. islandicoides (207783)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy P. brocchii (78338)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) P. sp. (71916)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Pisa) P. gigas (88328)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) P. islandicoides (178117)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Algeria (Relizane) P. brocchi (168387 168388 168389)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand P. sp. (67930)