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Rhaetidia

Bivalvia - Rhaetidiidae

Taxonomy
Rhaetidia was named by Bittner (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis-u Tr Nori-u Sepkoski's reference number: 864]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Rhaetidiidae.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); to Sowerbyidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014); and to Rhaetidiidae by Dominici and Danise (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Rhaetidia Bittner
2002Rhaetidia Sepkoski
2014Rhaetidia Ros-Franch et al.
2024Rhaetidia Dominici and Danise p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
subclassHeterodontaNeumayr 1884
familyRhaetidiidae
genusRhaetidia

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. †Rhaetidia Bittner 1895
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Rhaetidia salomoni Bittner 1895
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Invalid names: Corbula praenuntia Stoppani 1860 [replaced]
Rhaetidia timorensis Krumbeck 1924
Rhaetidia zittelii Bittner 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Julian or 239.48000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Tellina praenuntia (202272)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) R. zitteli (44953)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy R. salomoni (236003 236005)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy R. zittelii (144634)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Indonesia (Timor) R. timorensis (205176 205303)