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Gastrochaenida

Bivalvia - Gastrochaenida

Taxonomy
Gastrochaenida was named by Lange de Morretes (1949). It is extant.

It was assigned to Imparidentia by Lemer et al. (2019).

Subtaxa
Gastrochaenoidea
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2026-05-28; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-05-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Gastrochaenida Lange de Morretes
2019Gastrochaenida Lemer et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
orderGastrochaenidaLange de Morretes 1949
orderGastrochaenidaLange de Morretes 1949

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.

Or. Gastrochaenida Lange de Morretes 1949
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Superfm. Gastrochaenoidea Gray 1840
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Fm. Gastrochaenidae Gray 1840
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G. †Cucurbitula Gould 1861
G. Dufoichaena Jousseaume 1923
G. †Eufistulana Eames 1951
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Invalid names: Fistulana Bruguiere 1789 [replaced]
G. Gastrochaena Spengler 1783
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Subg. Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) Blainville 1828
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†Rocellaria antiqua Gabb 1861
†Rocellaria clausa Bohm 1926
†Rocellaria sacculus Bohm 1926
Subg. †Gastrochaena (Spengleri) Tryon 1862
Subg. Gastrochaena (Spengleria) Tyron 1862
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†Spengleria recondita Phillips 1829
Spengleria rostrata Spengler 1793
†Spengleria vetusta Waagen 1881
†Gastrochaena couvana Vokes 1938
†Gastrochaena deshayesea Buvignier 1852
†Gastrochaena dubitata Hanna 1927
Gastrochaena hians Gmelin 1791
†Gastrochaena larva Conrad 1846
†Gastrochaena moreana Buvignier 1852
†Gastrochaena obtusa Stoppani 1860
Gastrochaena ovata Sowerby 1834
†Gastrochaena ripleyana Stephenson 1941
Subfm. Gastrochaeninae Gray 1840
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G. †Stenochaena Carter 2011
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†Stenochaena lacera Belokrys 1991
G. †Kummelia Stephenson 1937
G. Lamychaena Freneix 1979
Subfm. Spengleriinae Carter 2011
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G. †Spenglerichaena Carter et al. 2011
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†Spenglerichaena apertissima Deshayes 1855
Invalid names: Chaenidae Gray 1858 [objective synonym], Eufistulaninae Carter 2011 [empty], Rocellariidae Ridewood 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 254.14000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 251.902 Ma

Collections (176 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Spengleria vetusta (81504)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Gastrochaenopsis sp. (36548 36556)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Gastrochaena sp. (22816) Gastrochaena sp., Gastrochaenopsis sp. (22737)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Gastrochaenopsis sp. (31435)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Gastrochaena flora (11084 11085)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Gastrochaena sp. (22784)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Poland Gastrochaena sp., Spengleria recondita, Gastrochaena deshayesea, Gastrochaena moreana (38369)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Poland Gastrochaena sp. (85572)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2United Kingdom (England) Gastrochaena sp. (1566 1613)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Gastrochaena sp. (57791)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1United Kingdom Gastrochaenopsis recondita (68088)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Switzerland Gastrochaena sinuosa, Gastrochaena valangiensis, Gastrochaena arcaeformis, Gastrochaena attenuata (2225)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Gastrochaena dupiniana (2222)
Hauterivian - Valanginian132.6 - 132.6Italy (Sardinia) Gastrochaena sinuosa (2089)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Chile (Coquimbo) Gastrochaena sp. (222008)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Switzerland Gastrochaena dilatata, Gastrochaena astrearum (2194)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Switzerland Gastrochaena matronensis (2175)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2France Gastrochaena dilatata (2186)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Chile (Ovalle) Gastrochaena sp. (222423)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Italy (Sardinia) Gastrochaena brevis (2091)