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Sphaerium (Amesoda)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sphaeriidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerium (Amesoda) was named by Rafinisque (1820) [from MolluscaBase https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=857009].

It was assigned to Sphaerium by Rafinisque (1820).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Sphaerium (Amesoda) Rafinisque

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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)
DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilySphaerioideaDeshayes 1854
familySphaeriidaeDeshayes 1855
subfamilyPisidiinae(Gray 1857)
genusSphaeriumScopoli 1777
subgenusAmesodaRafinisque 1820

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.

Subg. †Sphaerium (Amesoda) Rafinisque 1820
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Sphaerium (Amesoda) nevadense Taylor and Smith 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:30:15
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:30:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Nevada) Sphaerium nevadense (276419)