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Donax (Serrula)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae

Taxonomy
Serrula was named as a genus. It is extant.

It was reranked as Donax (Serrula) by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Donax by Cox et al. (1969); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Donax (Serrula) Cox et al. p. N628
2002Serrula Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyDonacidaeFleming 1828
genusDonax
subgenusSerrula

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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Invalid names: Donax roemeri Philippi 1849 [synonym]
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 14:23:15
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:23:15
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (South Carolina) Donax variabilis (92407)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Serrula variabilis (203376)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Donax variabilis (20604 20606 20613)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Donax roemeri (57705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Donax variabilis (34269 79731)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Donax variabilis (66742 66749 66750 66754)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Donax variabilis (60923 60928 60929 60930 79956 79957 92406)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Donax variabilis (41935 92776)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Donax variabilis (122077)