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Pholadomya pedernalis

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Taxonomy

Pholadomya pedernalis was named by Roemer (1852).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. agrioensis, P. angustata, P. anterumbonis, P. aubri, P. bellona, P. coahuilensis, P. coloradoensis, P. cordata, P. deltoidea, P. foliacea, P. franciscae, P. hemicardia, P. intermedia, P. kamtschatica, P. kingi, P. leonensis, P. murchisoni, P. plagemani, P. plagemanii, P. plagemanni, P. weissi, P. cornueliana, P. constricta, P. uitoe, P. hudsoni, P. alpina, P. beaumontensis, P. oretiensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1852	Pholadomya pedernalis Roemer
1930	Pholadomya pedernalis Lombard p. 312 figs. Pl 33, fig 2
1958	Pholadomya pedernalis Barber p. 28 figs. Pl 8, fig 5; pl 9, figs 8,9

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)

Rank	Name	Author
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Poromyata	Ridewood 1903
order	Pholadomyida	()
superfamily	Pholadomyoidea	King 1844
family	Pholadomyidae	King 1844
genus	Pholadomya	Sowerby 1823
species	pedernalis	Roemer 1852

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 pedernalis Roemer 1852

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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 Barremian to the top of the Turonian or 129.40000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (28 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Barremian	129.4 - 125.0	Mexico	Pholadomya pedernalis (69901)
Early/Lower Aptian	121.4 - 122.46	Switzerland	Pholadomya pedernalis (2175)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	United Arab Emirates	Pholadomya pedernalis (3790 3791)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Egypt	Pholadomya pedernalis (150675 150787)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Egypt	Pholadomya pedernalis (114813 140582 140584)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian	99.6 - 89.3	Nigeria	Pholadomya pedernalis (83019)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian	99.6 - 89.3	Egypt	Pholadomya pedernalis (150676)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Gabon	Pholadomya pedernalis (209621)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Nigeria	Pholadomya pedernalis (83021 83025)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Egypt	Pholadomya pedernalis (114815 114817 114897 140315 140586 140587 140588)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Egypt	Pholadomya pedernalis (114802 140592 150674)
Middle Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Egypt	Pholadomya pedernalis (114901 140319)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Egypt	Pholadomya pedernalis (114801 114904)