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Pholas (Thovana) campechiensis

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Pholas campechiensis was named by Gmelin (1791) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Thovana.

It was recombined as Pholas (Thovana) campechiensis by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. australasiae, P. cithara, P. petrosa, P. scaphoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Pholas campechiensis Gmel;in
1791Pholas campechiensis Gmelin
2012Pholas (Thovana) campechiensis Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 892

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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
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyPholadinaeLamarck 1809
genusPholasLinnaeus 1758
subgenusThovana(Gray 1847)
speciescampechiensis(Gmelin 1791)

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:17:59
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:17:59
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Angola Pholas campechiensis (152645)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Pholas campechiensis (66760 69046)