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Clidiophora
Taxonomy
Clidiophora was named by Carpenter (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant. Its type is Pandora claviculata.
It was reranked as Pandora (Clidiophora) by Glenn (1904).
It was assigned to Bivalvia by Gabb (1869); to Pandora by Glenn (1904); to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pandoridae by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
It was reranked as Pandora (Clidiophora) by Glenn (1904).
It was assigned to Bivalvia by Gabb (1869); to Pandora by Glenn (1904); to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pandoridae by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1864 | Clidiophora Carpenter p. 598 |
| 1869 | Clidophora Gabb p. 54 |
| 1904 | Pandora (Clidiophora) Glenn p. 357 |
| 2002 | Clidiophora Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Clidiophora Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 954 |
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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. Clidiophora Carpenter 1864
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Clidiophora claviculata Carpenter 1856
†Pandora (Clidiophora) crassidens Conrad 1838
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Calabrian or 11.63000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (Virginia) | Pandora crassidens (79752 79754 79756) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (Virginia) | Pandora crassidens (78262 78264 78269) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Pandora crassidens (79331) Pandora sp. (69029) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Costa Rica | Pandora sp. (66777) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (North Carolina) | Pandora tuorneyi (80033 80035) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (North Carolina) | Pandora tuomeyi, Pandora crassidens (59313) | |
| Calabrian | USA (Florida) | Pandora crassidens (41705) |