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Sphenia

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Sphenia was named by Turton (1822) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Myacidae by Glenn (1904); to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Myidae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Wienrich (1999) and Marquet et al. (2008); and to Spheniinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Sphenia Turton
1904Sphenia Glenn p. 283
1987Sphenia Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
1999Sphenia Wienrich p. 254
2002Sphenia Sepkoski
2008Sphenia Marquet et al. p. 28
2010Sphenia Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusSpheniaTurton 1822

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. Sphenia Turton 1822
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†Sphenia aequilateralis Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia angusta Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia angustata Sowerby 1826
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Invalid names: Mya tongrorum de Ryckholt 1852 [synonym]
†Sphenia bilirata Gabb 1861
†Sphenia cuneiformis Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia donaciformis Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia dubia Lea 1845
Sphenia fragilis Adams and Adams 1854
Sphenia iheringiana Pilsbry 1897
†Sphenia luticola Valenciennes 1846
†Sphenia meganosensis Clark and Woodford 1927
†Sphenia myalis Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia passyana Deshayes 1857
†Sphenia pusilla Sorgenfrel 1958
†Sphenia radiatula Cossmann 1882
†Sphenia terquemi Deshayes 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: WN, IM, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 14:15:42
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:15:42
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium S. duponti, S. excelsa, S. haudrugata (22931)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France S. sp. (20816)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland S. duponti (27625)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) S. meganosensis (52430 52432)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Hungary S. hungarica (78013)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (8047)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Russian Federation S. snatolana (50051)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Mya angustata (39662)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) S. stampinensis (9267) S. tenera (9067 9098 9132) S. tenera, S. stampinensis (9180)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium S. angustata (111366 111368 111371)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Essonne) S. stampinensis (9270)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Germany S. sp. (70002)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark (Jutland) S. abscisa (9176)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) S. anatina, S. paulina (74865)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) S. pusilla (62884)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria S. anatina (77403)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany S. pusilla (111599)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands S. pusilla (186883)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland S. anatima (51689) S. sp. (70539)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) S. pusilla (61896 61897 61904 62885)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) S. sp. (79111)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland S. anatina (32515)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) S. luticola (211317)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela S. antillensis (131217)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) S. dubia (79708)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) S. dubia (78264 78269)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) S. globula (189542) S. luticola (122752)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium S. binghami (86803 86805)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) S. globula (207647 207656)
Early/Lower Pleistocene (interglacial)2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) S. sp. (211182 211183)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) S. attenuata (79331)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) S. sp. (60986 60987 60988 60989)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) S. sp. (61310) S. tumida (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay S. fragilis (195933)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) S. tumida (96538)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Corbula iheringiana (72120 72121 72122 72123 72125)