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Tresus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Tresus was named by Gray (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lutrariinae by Abbott (1974), Moore (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Schizothaerus Conrad
1853Tresus Gray
1974Tresus Abbott p. 491
2002Tresus Sepkoski
2003Tresus Moore

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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
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyLutrariinaeAdams and Adams 1856
genusTresusGray 1853

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. Tresus Gray 1853
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Tresus capax Gould 1850 [fat gaper]
Tresus nuttallii Conrad 1837 [Pacific gaper]
Tresus pajaroanus Conrad 1857 [lost gaper]
Tresus saxadomoides Clark 1918
Invalid names: Schizothaerus Conrad 1853 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (156 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Alaska) Schizothaerus nuttalii (195966) Schizothaerus trapezoides (195951)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Spisula saxadomoides (122273)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) T. sp. (196138)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) T. nuttalli (195039) T. sp. (195078)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttalli (216865 216867 216901 216911 220184) Schizothaerus nuttallii (220197)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.63 - 2.58USA (California) T. pajaroanus (188305)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) T. nuttalli (194803 194894) T. sp. (194891 195031)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttalli (39334) Schizothaerus nuttallii (39333 39353 39354 39391 39393 39396 39404 39405 39407)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Schizothaerus pajaroanus (71149)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttalli (206366 206371 206373) Schizothaerus nuttallii (220185 220188 220194 220196 220199 220200)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttalli (215294 215435 216568 216864) Schizothaerus nuttallii (96885 96887) T. nuttallii (96908)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.8USA (California) T. nuttallii (214260 214263 214271)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttallii (238418 238435 238436 238437 238460) T. nuttallii (238615 238616 238621 238622 238623 238624 239463 239468 239580) T. pajaroanus (96571)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttallii (189550) T. nuttallii (122752) T. pajaroanus (219849)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttallii (189560 189561 189760 189762 189766 207643 207645 207663 207667 207668 207672 207673 207685 207686 207687 207688 207689 207690 207693 207694 207695 207721 207723) T. nuttalli (214287) T. nuttallii (214277 214284 214286)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttallii (168757)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan Schizothaerus keenae (96970 97028)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Schizothaerus nuttalli (96592 96593 96594)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttalli (237610) Schizothaerus nuttallii (201624)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttalli (37938 37947)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttallii (96884 96894 138723 202634 222995 222998) T. nuttallii (71051)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Schizothaerus nuttalli (222954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Schizothaerus nuttalli (67613 67641 67643 67644)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Schizothaerus capax (96555) Schizothaerus nuttalli (160361 219030 222650 222674 240647 240648 240649 240650 240651 240652 240653 240655 240661 240662) Schizothaerus nuttallii (59063 96566 96895 203417 226458 240555 240604 240609 240613 240614 240615 240626 240635 240643) T. capax (37672 37674) T. capax, Schizothaerus nuttallii (240580) T. nuttalli (37673) T. nuttallii (222659 222660 222661 222662 240588 240591) T. sp. (96900)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Schizothaerus nuttalli (71059) T. capax (37676)