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Gastrochaenidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Gastrochaenidae Gray
1903Rocellariidae Ridewood
1965Gastrochaenidae Newell p. 21
1980Gastrochaenidae Vokes p. 184
1987Gastrochaenidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
2000Gastrochaenidae Coan et al. p. 466
2009Gastrochaenidae Nevesskaja
2010Gastrochaenidae Bouchet et al.
2011Gastrochaenidae Carter et al. p. 17

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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
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderGastrochaenidinaMorretes 1949
superfamilyGastrochaenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGastrochaenidaeGray 1840
familyGastrochaenidaeGray 1840

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. Gastrochaenidae Gray 1840
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G. †Cucurbitula Gould 1861
G. Eufistulana Eames 1951
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Invalid names: Fistulana Bruguiere 1789 [replaced]
G. Gastrochaena Spengler 1783
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Subg. Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) Blainville 1828
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Rocellaria antiqua Gabb 1861
Rocellaria clausa Bohm 1926
Rocellaria sacculus Bohm 1926
Subg. †Gastrochaena (Spengleri) Tryon 1862
Subg. Gastrochaena (Spengleria) Tyron 1862
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Spengleria recondita Phillips 1829
Spengleria rostrata Spengler 1793
Spengleria vetusta Waagen 1881
Gastrochaena couvana Vokes 1938
Gastrochaena deshayesea Buvignier 1852
Gastrochaena dubitata Hanna 1927
Gastrochaena hians Gmelin 1791
Gastrochaena moreana Buvignier 1852
Gastrochaena obtusa Stoppani 1860
Gastrochaena ovata Sowerby 1834
Gastrochaena ripleyana Stephenson 1941
Subfm. Gastrochaeninae Gray 1840
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G. †Stenochaena Carter 2011
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Stenochaena lacera Belokrys 1991
G. †Kummelia Stephenson 1937
G. Lamychaena Freneix 1979
Subfm. Spengleriinae Carter 2011
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G. †Spenglerichaena Carter et al. 2011
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Spenglerichaena apertissima Deshayes 1855
Invalid names: Chaenidae Gray 1858 [objective synonym], Eufistulaninae Carter 2011 [empty], Rocellariidae Ridewood 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: WB, IM, UN, SU according to Todd (2001). f
Created: 2009-08-17 20:32:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:56:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Eames 1951, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 254.17000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 252.17 Ma

Collections (174 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Spengleria vetusta (81504)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Gastrochaenopsis sp. (36548 36556)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Poland Gastrochaena sp., Spengleria recondita, Gastrochaena deshayesea, Gastrochaena moreana (38369)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Gastrochaena sp. (22816) Gastrochaena sp., Gastrochaenopsis sp. (22737)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Gastrochaena flora (11084 11085)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) Gastrochaenopsis sp. (31435)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Gastrochaena sp. (22784)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) Gastrochaena sp. (1566 1613)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland Gastrochaena sp. (85572)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom Gastrochaenopsis recondita (68088)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Gastrochaena sp. (57791)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Switzerland Gastrochaena sinuosa, Gastrochaena valangiensis, Gastrochaena arcaeformis, Gastrochaena attenuata (2225)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9France Gastrochaena dupiniana (2222)
Hauterivian - Valanginian132.9 - 132.9Italy (Sardinia) Gastrochaena sinuosa (2089)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Chile (Coquimbo) Gastrochaena sp. (222008)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Switzerland Gastrochaena dilatata, Gastrochaena astrearum (2194)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0France Gastrochaena dilatata (2186)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Chile (Ovalle) Gastrochaena sp. (222423)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland Gastrochaena matronensis (2175)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland Gastrochaena brevis (2237) Gastrochaena sanctae-crucis, Gastrochaena gaultina (2167)