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Rangia (Rangianella) flexuosa

Bivalvia - Venerida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Gnathodon flexuosus was named by Conrad (1839). It is extant.

It was recombined as Rangia flexuosa by Hendy et al. (2008); it was recombined as Rangia (Rangianella) flexuosa by Signorelli (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2009-11-28

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Gnathodon flexuosus Conrad
1853Gnathodon rostratum Petit de la Saussaye p. 84
1894Gnathodon flexuosa Dall p. 103
1894Gnathodon flexuosa petitianus Dall p. 103
2008Rangia flexuosa Hendy et al.
2019Rangia (Rangianella) flexuosa Signorelli p. 36 figs. 2.9a, b

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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
subgenusRangianella(Conrad 1868)
speciesflexuosa(Conrad 1839)

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: Gnathodon rostratum Petit de la Saussaye 1853 [synonym]
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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: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Rangia flexuosa (41935 92776)