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Pholadomya gigantea

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Taxonomy
Pholas giganteus was named by Sowerby (1836).

It was recombined as Pholadomya gigantea by Imlay (1940).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aequalis, P. agassizi, P. agassizii, P. agrioensis, P. agrioensis, P. agrioensis, P. albina, P. alpina, P. ambiguus, P. ambiqua, P. anatina, P. angustata, P. anterumbonis, P. arenacea, P. ashikitensis, P. aubreyi, P. aubri, P. avellana, P. bellona, P. belviderensis, P. brevitesta, P. canaliculata, P. caudata, P. coahuilensis, P. coloradensis, P. coloradoensis, P. compta, P. conradi, P. constricta, P. cordata, P. cornueliana, P. crassa, P. cuneata, P. deltoidea, P. divionensis, P. dp., P. elisabethae, P. elliptica, P. escheri, P. fabrina, P. favrina, P. foliacea, P. franciscae, P. gillieroni, P. givensis, P. glabra, P. goldenensis, P. gracilis, P. granulosa, P. harrisi, P. hemicardia, P. heraulti, P. hesterna, P. hortulana, P. houghti, P. idea, P. inaequiplicatus, P. indica, P. ingens, P. intermedia, P. jamaicensis, P. japonica, P. kachchhensis, P. kamtschatica, P. kasimiri, P. kingi, P. konincki, P. konincki, P. leonensis, P. lineata, P. lucerna, P. lyrata, P. majanatschensis, P. marrotiana, P. martini, P. mauryi, P. media, P. minuta, P. moeschi, P. murchinsoni, P. murchisoni, P. neozelanica, P. nodulifera, P. papyracea, P. parcicosta, P. petropolitana, P. picteti, P. plagemani, P. plagemanii, P. plagemanni, P. pongensis, P. qunuana, P. reticulata, P. romani, P. rostrata, P. rostrata, P. rustica, P. saidi, P. salzbergensis, P. sanctacrucis, P. sanctae-crucis, P. scaphoides, P. semicostata, P. simpsoni, P. spectoensis, P. subaffinis, P. sublevis, P. suspensa, P. takashimaensis, P. takashimensis, P. tigris, P. tigroides, P. tippana, P. triboleti, P. tuberculata, P. turunagai, P. uniformis, P. uralensis, P. utcholokensis, P. vaticana, P. ventricosa, P. villanyensis, P. villersensis, P. weissi, P. woodvardi, P. woodwardi, P. puschii, P. aubryi, P. brevitesta, P. cornueliana, P. fontainei, P. lirata, P. miyamotoi, P. murchisoni, P. somensis, P. subpedelnalis, P. ornata, P. constricta, P. laitmairensis, P. uitoe, P. aequalis, P. alpina, P. beaumontensis, P. deltoidea, P. douville, P. douvillei, P. hesterna, P. japonica, P. kachchhensis, P. konincki, P. konioki, P. murchinsoni, P. norini, P. oretiensis, P. rectidorsata, P. reticulata, P. romani, P. socialis, P. tuberculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Pholas giganteus Sowerby
1940Pholadomya gigantea Imlay p. 155 figs. Pl 18, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyPholadomyoideaKing 1844
familyPholadomyidaeKing 1844
genusPholadomyaSowerby 1823
speciesgigantea(Sowerby 1836)

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.

†Pholadomya gigantea Sowerby 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:13
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:18:40
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Cenomanian or 145.06000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Argentina (Catán Lil) Pholadomya gigantea (240833)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Chile Pholadomya gigantea (57144 57148)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Argentina (Neuquén) Pholadomya gigantea (135627)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Chile Pholadomya gigantea (57145)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Chile (Coquimbo) Pholadomya gigantea (221666)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina (Neuquen) Pholadomya gigantea (44679)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Chile (Coquimbo) Pholadomya gigantea (221558 221559)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Italy (Sardinia) Pholadomya gigantea (2088)
Valanginian - Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Chile (Coquimbo) Pholadomya gigantea (221557)
Valanginian - Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Tanzania Pholadomya gigantea (79024 79258 79263)
Hauterivian - Valanginian132.6 - 132.6Italy (Sardinia) Pholadomya gigantea (2089)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina (Neuquen) Pholadomya gigantea (47202)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Mexico (Coahuila) Pholadomya gigantea (2145 2147 2148)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Chile (Coquimbo) Pholadomya gigantea (222462)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Pholadomya gigantea (235315)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Pholadomya gigantea (1747)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mexico Pholadomya gigantea (69900)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Chile (Ovalle) Pholadomya gigantea (222423)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Arab Emirates Pholadomya gigantea (3790 3791)