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Aphrodina (Tikia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Aphrodina (Tikia) Skwarko p. 21
2002Tikia 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
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusAphrodinaConrad 1869
subgenusTikia

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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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 Campanian to the top of the Danian or 83.60000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (80 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2New Zealand Aphrodina sp. (63093 63094)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Aphrodina wilckensi (73946)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Aphrodina thomsoni (74010 74011 74012 74013 74014 74015 74017 74027 74039 74061 74070 74074 74089 74090 74091) Aphrodina thomsoni, Aphrodina wilckensi (74016 74019 74020 74022 74087) Aphrodina wilckensi (74029 74030 74035)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Aphrodina thomsoni (74092 74093 74094 74095 74105 74106 74107 74108 74109 74112 74113 74114 74115 74118 74122 74126 74127 74185)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0New Zealand Tikia wilckensi (1341)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) Aphrodina wilckensi (73885 73915 73917 73919 73920 73921 73922 73925 73936 73973 73976 73977 73978 73979 73980 73981 73987 73988 74002 74006 74008)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Aphrodina wilckensi (74132 74134 74135 74137 74138 74148 74149 74163 74164 74166 74167 74168 74170 74171)