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Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) semiaspera

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy
Diplodonta semiaspera was named by Philippi (1836). It is extant. It is the type species of Phlyctiderma.

It was recombined as Phlyctiderma semiasperum by Hendy et al. (2008); it was recombined as Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) semiaspera by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. catopotium, D. elatia, D. leptodoma, D. sphaeromorpha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Diplodonta semiaspera Philippi
2008Phlyctiderma semiasperum Hendy et al.
2012Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) semiaspera Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 744

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
subgenusPhlyctiderma(Dall 1899)
speciessemiaspera(Philippi 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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:04:11
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:04:11
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Phlyctiderma semiaspera (131210 131217)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Diplodonta semiaspera (66775)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Diplodonta semiaspera (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Phlyctiderma semiaspera (195917 195933)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Diplodonta semiaspera (66758)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Phlyctiderma semiasperum (96538)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Diplodonta semiaspera (41935 92776)