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Girardotia

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Taxonomy
Girardotia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pholadomyidae by Cox et al. (1969); and to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Girardotia Cox et al. p. N832
2002Girardotia Sepkoski

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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
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyPholadomyoideaKing 1844
familyPholadomyidaeKing 1844
genusGirardotia

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height312.810.615.612.82.49

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:13
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:18:40
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Aptian or 183.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Teruel) G. sp. (211193 211195)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain G. sp. (25780 25781)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Portugal (Coimbra) G. sp. (211033 211064)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Spain G. sp. (51613)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain G. sp. (25782 25885)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3India G. sp. (63533)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Chile G. dupiniana (57145)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (1778)