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Erodoninae

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Erodonidae was named by Winckworth (1932). It is extant. Its type is Erodona.

It was reranked as the family Erodoninae by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Myacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); to Corbuloidea by Nevesskaja (2009); to Myoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Corbulidae by Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Erodonidae Winckworth
1965Erodonidae Newell p. 21
1980Erodonidae Vokes p. 183
2009Erodonidae Nevesskaja
2010Erodonidae Bouchet et al.
2011Erodoninae Carter et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCorbulidaeLamarck 1818
familyErodoninae(Winckworth 1932)
familyErodoninae(Winckworth 1932)

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. Erodoninae Winckworth 1932
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G. Erodona Daudin 1802
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Erodona mactroides Daudin 1802
Erodona vaderensis Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922
Invalid names: Potamomya [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:13:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:13:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 41.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Potamomya sp. (39891)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Potamomya sp. (39892)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Phaenomya vaderensis (201094)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Potamomya sp. (27663 39665 39667)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Potamomya plana (40769) Potamomya sp. (39838 39853 40441 40887 40893)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Potamomya sp. (28747)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Erodona mactroides (175628)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Erodona mactroides (195917 195928)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil Erodona mactroides (72129)