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Paraesa faba

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus faba was named by Sowerby (1827).

It was recombined as Cyprimeria (Cyclorisma) faba by Riedel (1933); it was recombined as Paraesa faba by Mendir et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Venus faba Sowerby
1933Cyprimeria (Cyclorisma) faba Riedel p. 59 figs. Pl 11, fig 4; text-fig 12
2021Paraesa faba Mendir et al. p. 19 figs. 7H1-2

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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
genusParaesaCasey 1952
speciesfaba(Sowerby 1827)

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.

†Paraesa faba Sowerby 1827
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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 Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 106.30000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Paraesa faba (6280)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt Paraesa faba (114866 140606)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Egypt Paraesa faba (150677 150737 150876)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Paraesa faba (114872 114874 140613)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria Paraesa faba (220822 220823)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Paraesa faba (114785 150675 150787)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria Paraesa faba (220827)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Paraesa faba (114793 114794 114795 114798 114809 140242 140578 140581 140582)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Kyrgyzstan (Batken) Cyprimeria faba (3796)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Paraesa faba (114880 140225)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Kyrgyzstan (Batken) Cyprimeria faba (3795)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Paraesa faba (114792)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kyrgyzstan (Batken) Cyprimeria faba (3797 3799 3801)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Paraesa faba (140245 140246 140317 140586 140588)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Cameroon Cyprimeria faba (209688)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Paraesa faba (140319 140320)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Cameroon Cyprimeria faba (209661)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Congo-Brazzaville Paraesa faba (1368)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Cameroon Cyprimeria faba (209669)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Egypt Paraesa faba (114807)