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Pholas (Thovana) chiloensis

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Pholas chiloensis was named by Molina (1782). It is extant.

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1782Pholas chiloensis Molina p. 204
2012Pholas (Thovana) chiloensis 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)
specieschiloensis(Molina 1782)

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 Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Chile (Coquimbo) Pholas chiloensis (222364)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Ecuador (Manabi) Pholas chiloensis (48665)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) Pholas chiloensis (222837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Pholas chiloensis (76643)