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Scrobiculariinae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae

Taxonomy
Scrobiculariidae was named by Adams and Adams (1856). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Scrobiculariinae by Bouchet et al. (2010); it was reranked as the family Scrobiculariinae by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Tellinacea by Vokes (1980); to Scrobicularioidea by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Semelidae by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Scrobiculariidae Adams and Adams
1980Scrobiculariidae Vokes p. 150
2009Scrobiculariidae Nevesskaja
2010Scrobiculariinae Bouchet et al.
2011Scrobiculariinae Carter et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familySemelidaeStoliczka 1870
familyScrobiculariinae(Adams and Adams 1856)
familyScrobiculariinae(Adams and Adams 1856)

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.

Fm. Scrobiculariinae Adams and Adams 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:33:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:33:34
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 59.24United Kingdom (England) Scrobiculabra condamini (8083 8085)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy Scrobicularia plana (78336 78337 78338)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Poland Scrobicularia plana (64032 64033)