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Venus nux

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus nux was named by Gmelin (1791).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Venus nux Gmelin

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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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusVenus
speciesnuxGmelin 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.

Venus nux Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Austria Venus nux (180341)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Austria (Vienna) Venus nux (174159 174160)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Bulgaria Venus nux (60288 60289 60291 60292 60312 60313)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Italy Venus nux (191624)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Venus nux (207783 207784)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Venus nux (178117)