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Rangia (Rangia)

Bivalvia - Venerida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Rangia (Rangia) was named by des Moulins (1832). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rangia by des Moulins (1832), Signorelli (2019).

Subtaxa
Rangia (Rangia) cuneata (syn. Gnathodon nasutus, Rangia cyrenoides)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Rangia clathrodon, Rangia clathrodonta, Rangia johnsoni, Rangia johnsoni, Rangia johnsoni, Rangia tenuidens
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2026-04-20; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-04-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Rangia (Rangia) des Moulins
2019Rangia (Rangia) Signorelli p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
—NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyMactrinaeLamarck 1809
genusRangiaDes Moulins 1832
subgenusRangiades Moulins 1832

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. Rangia (Rangia) des Moulins 1832
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Invalid names: Gnathodon nasutus Dall 1884 [synonym], Rangia cyrenoides Des Moulins 1832 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:47
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Mississippi) Rangia cuneata (92528 92530)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Georgia) Rangia cuneata (164698)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Rangia nasuta (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Rangia cuneata (79708)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Rangia cuneata (61309 80024 80025) Rangia nasuta (41497 41501 41718 79331 80358)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Rangia cuneata (66622 66623)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Rangie cuneata (7108)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Rangia cuneata (61310 67069 80046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Rangia cuneata (66749 66750 66754)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Rangia cuneata (57703 57704 57705 57706 69049)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Rangia cuneata (66712 66713 66720 66721 66722 66723)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Rangia cuneata (61311 69034 79738 96538) Rangia cyrenoides (34269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Gnathodon cuneatum (92406)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Rangia cuneata (41934 41935 41939 92772 92776)