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Aspathariinae

Bivalvia - Unionida - Iridinidae

Taxonomy
Aspathariinae was named by Modell (1942). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iridinidae by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Aspathariinae Modell
1942Spathopsinae Modell
2010Aspathariinae Bouchet et al.
2011Aspathariinae Carter et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—UniomorphiGray 1854
—UnioniGray 1854
—UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyMullerioideaDeshayes 1832
familyIridinidaeSwainson 1840
subfamilyAspathariinaeModell 1942
subfamilyAspathariinaeModell 1942

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.

Subfm. Aspathariinae Modell 1942
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G. Aspatharia Bourguignat 1885
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Aspatharia rubens Lamarck 1819
Invalid names: Spathopsinae Modell 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Tanzania Spathopsis wahlbergi (22042 22058)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Tanzania Spathopsis wahlbergi (22052)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Malawi Aspatharia indet. (22271)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Aspatharia cailliaudi (22121) Aspatharia wissmanni, Aspatharia cailliaudi (22076 22084 22097 22102 22106 22123)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Uganda Aspatharia cailliaudi (22178)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Aspatharia rubens (22066)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Niger Aspatharia sp. (83303 83304 83305)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Aspatharia senegalensis (22073)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Aspatharia indet. (21903) Spathopsis indet. (21871) Spathopsis wahlbergi, Spathopsis rubens (208786 208787)