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Netastoma

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Netastoma is a genus. It is extant.

It was replaced with Nettastomella by Carpenter (1865).

It was assigned to Jouannetiinae by Kennedy (1993); to Pholadidae by Squires (1999); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Nettastomella Carpenter
1993Netastoma Kennedy p. 400
1999Netastoma Squires p. 28
2002Netastoma Sepkoski
2002Nettastomella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyJouannetiinaeTryon 1862
genusNetastoma

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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Netastoma rostratum Valenciennes 1846
Netastoma squiresi Kennedy 1993
Invalid names: Nettastomella Carpenter 1865 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:51:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:51:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) N. squiresi (207315)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Nettastomella rostrata (211317)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Nettastomella rostrata (202494)