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Gari (Psammobia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae

Taxonomy
Psammobia was named as a genus. It is extant.

It was reranked as Solecurtus (Psammobia) by Dana (1849); it was reranked as Gari (Psammobia) by Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984).

It was assigned to Solecurtus by Dana (1849); to Gari by Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Psammobiidae by Glenn (1904), Mukerjee (1939), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Subtaxa
Gari (Psammobia) patagonica, Psammobia auriformis, Psammobia bervillei, Psammobia burmeisteri, Psammobia caillati, Psammobia cerasia, Psammobia crassatellaeformis, Psammobia cuisensis, Psammobia cylindrica, Psammobia debilis, Psammobia donacilla, Psammobia eborea, Psammobia ferroensis, Psammobia filosa, Psammobia gubernatoria, Psammobia hamiltonensis, Psammobia inaequilateralis, Psammobia inconspicua, Psammobia jonesi, Psammobia kingi, Psammobia lamarckii, Psammobia neglecta, Psammobia obscura, Psammobia papyria, Psammobia plana, Psammobia spathula, Psammobia tellinella, Psammobia tenuicula, Psammobia vaudini, Psammobia vespertina
Species lacking formal opinion data
Gari angusta, Gari angusta, Gari aucklandica, Gari blainvillii, Gari compressa, Gari convexa, Gari costulata, Gari cousobrinum, Gari crassula, Gari debilis, Gari depressa, Gari duponti, Gari ebora, Gari eborea, Gari elatior, Gari elongata, Gari elongata, Gari fervensis, Gari filosum, Gari fischeri, Gari fischeri, Gari gubernatoria, Gari hamiltonensis, Gari harrisi, Gari hoeferi, Gari horni, Gari jacksonense, Gari jacksonensis, Gari jacksonensis, Gari kamtschatica, Gari kazusensis, Gari labordei, Gari labordei, Gari lineolata, Gari merklini, Gari natensis, Gari nitens, Gari noetlingi, Gari oamarutica, Gari obtusalis, Gari ovriensis, Gari ozarkana, Gari ozarkana, Gari papyria, Gari preangerensis, Gari preangerensis, Gari protracta, Gari pulchella, Gari smithi, Gari solida, Gari truncata, Gari uniradiata, Psammobia affinis, Psammobia biali, Psammobia bowdichi, Psammobia coerulescens, Psammobia compressa, Psammobia costulata, Psammobia escheri, Psammobia fervensis, Psammobia gilleroni, Psammobia gillieroni, Psammobia impar, Psammobia intermedia, Psammobia pallida, Psammobia preangerensis, Psammobia studeri, Psammobia suessi, Psammobia tellinoides, Psammobia uniradiata, Psammobia valangiensis, Psammobia verspertina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Solecurtus (Psammobia) Dana p. 686
1904Psammobia Glenn p. 291
1939Psammobia Mukerjee p. 11
1984Gari (Psammobia) Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 103
2002Psammobia Sepkoski
2010Psammobia Bouchet et al.

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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
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyPsammobiidaeFleming 1828
genusGariSchumacher 1817
subgenusPsammobia

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.

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†Gari (Psammobia) patagonica Philippi 1887
†Psammobia auriformis von Koenen 1897
†Psammobia bervillei Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia burmeisteri Ihering 1907
†Psammobia caillati Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia cerasia Dall 1916
†Psammobia cuisensis Cossmann 1883
†Psammobia cylindrica Dickerson 1914
†Psammobia debilis Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia donacilla Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia eborea Conrad 1833
Psammobia ferroensis Chemnitz 1782
†Psammobia filosa Conrad 1833
†Psammobia gubernatoria Glenn 1904
†Psammobia inaequilateralis Cossmann 1882
†Psammobia inconspicua Forbes 1846
†Psammobia jonesi Hislop 1859
†Psammobia kingi Noetling 1901
†Psammobia lamarckii Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia neglecta Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia obscura White 1889
†Psammobia papyria Conrad 1848
†Psammobia plana Deshayes 1860
†Psammobia spathula Deshayes 1857
Psammobia tellinella Lamarck 1818
†Psammobia tenuicula Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia vaudini Deshayes 1857
Psammobia vespertina Chemnitz 1782
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:32:59
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:32:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Holocene or 149.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.06 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France (Poitou-Charentes) Psammobia tellinoides (164377)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Switzerland Psammobia valangiensis, Psammobia escheri (2225)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Switzerland Psammobia valangiensis (2240)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland Psammobia gillieroni (2201) Psammobia gillieroni, Psammobia intermedia (2198)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4France Psammobia intermedia (2195)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Switzerland Psammobia studeri (2175)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Switzerland Psammobia gilleroni (2229) Psammobia studeri (2233)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Cameroon Psammobia auriformis (209694)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Hungary Psammobia suessi, Psammobia impar (74809)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Psammobia cylindrica (190791 190793)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Hungary Psammobia sp. (78009)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene56.0 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Psammobia sp. (52756 52762 52768)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Psammobia sp. (207113)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Psammobia sp. (207129)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Psammobia compressa (39662)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Georgia) Psammobia cerasia (60828)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Greenland Psammobia plana (88287)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Psammobia papyria (84137)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France (Aquitaine) Psammobia affinis, Psammobia biali, Psammobia sp. (74865)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Psammobia kingi (76573)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Psammobia bowdichi (41760 42250)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Austria Psammobia uniradiata (65161)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Italy (Pordenone) Psammobia affinis (37372)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Bulgaria Gari uniradiata (60288)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia Gari preangerensis (63040)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) Psammobia bowdichi (42892 111204 136943) Psammobia sp. (80018)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Indonesia (West Java) Psammobia preangerensis (179626)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) Psammobia affinis (37368 37380)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Gari convexa (70083)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Psammobia gubernatoria (69032)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Psammobia ferroensis (84795) Psammobia ferroensis, Psammobia tellinella (84755) Psammobia ferroensis, Psammobia vespertina (84763) Psammobia vespertina (84992)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Gari fervensis (86802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Antarctica Gari patagonica (41576)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Papua New Guinea Psammobia coerulescens (78263)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Psammobia verspertina (77527)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) Psammobia sp. (53926)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Psammobia sp. (84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Gari fervensis (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Psammobia fervensis, Psammobia uniradiata (178117)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Belgium Gari fervensis (86807)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy Psammobia costulata (78312)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Psammobia pallida (122946) Psammobia sp. (122945)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Psammobia sp. (56803)