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Kuphinae

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae

Taxonomy
Kuphinae was named by Tryon (1862) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9284]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Teredinidae by Vokes (1972), Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982), Ward (1992), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Kuphinae Tryon
1972Kuphinae Vokes p. 42
1980Kuphinae Vokes p. 192
1982Kuphinae Woodring p. 719
1992Kuphinae Ward p. 115
2010Kuphinae Bouchet et al.
2011Kuphinae Carter et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyTeredinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyKuphinaeTryon 1862
subfamilyKuphinaeTryon 1862

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.

Subfm. Kuphinae Tryon 1862
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G. Kuphus Guettard 1770
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†Kuphus fistula Lea 1843
†Kuphus incrassatus Gabb 1873
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Invalid names: Teredo circula Aldrich 1886 [synonym]
Kuphus polythalamia Linnaeus 1767
Invalid names: Clossonnaria Ferussac 1821 [synonym], Furcella Lamarck 1801 [synonym], Succinodon Huene 1941 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-12 09:19:31
Modified: 2020-02-20 07:30:35
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Stilwell and Henderson 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (143 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland Succinodon putzeri (72047)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Somalia Kuphus sp. (78809 78810 78811 78812)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan Teredo polythalamia (79073)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Jamaica Kuphus incrassatus (92572) Kuphus polythalamia (111546 111547) Kuphus sp. (77775)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Mississippi) Kuphus incrassatus (92570)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Puerto Rico Teredo incrassata (80191 80193 80195 80198 80199 80200)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Somalia Kuphus polythalamius (78982 78998 79041 79045 79048 79055)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Florida) Kuphus incrassatus (61123) Teredo incrassata (41197)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Florida) Teredo incrassata (60661 60663 60665 60968 60970 60971 60974 60975 60976 60977)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Kuphus incrassatus (155962 155965)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Iran Kuphus melitensis (111336 111414) Kuphus sp. (111338 111340 111341)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Alabama) Kuphus incrassatus (205616)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Trinidad and Tobago Kuphus incrassatus (93368)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Panama Kuphus incrassatus (42577 42578)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Puerto Rico Teredo incrassata (80201 80202 80203)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Somalia Kuphus polythalamius (78836)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mexico (Tamaulipas) Kuphus incrassatus (43086 43087 92574)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mexico Kuphus incrassatus (92573)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Mississippi) Kuphus incrassatus (205805)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Texas) Kuphus sp. (69932)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03India Kuphus sp. (111232 152422)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Kuphus incrassatus (42607 42626 42627 42628 49489 93039 93236)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia Kuphus sp. (86769)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Puerto Rico Teredo incrassata (80204 80288)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Jamaica Kuphus polythalamia (111548 111549)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Somalia Kuphus polythalamius (78838 78839 78900 78901 78903 78953 79081 79098)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Madagascar Cyphus arenarius (55830 55831 55832 55833 55834 55835)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Maryland) Kuphus sp. (79101 79102)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Kuphus incrassatus (91536 92458 92459 92460 92461 92549 92550 92551 92552 92553 92554 92556 92558 92562 92566 92567 92568)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Panama Kuphus incrassatus (42616)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97India Kuphus sp. (111230)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Somalia Kuphus polythalamius (78949 79077 79082)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Kuphus polythalamia (70086)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada Kuphus polythalamia (58677 58678)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Puerto Rico Teredo incrassata (80240 80287)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Kuphus incrassatus (145251 145332 145334)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Madagascar Cyphus arenarius (51586)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Jamaica Kuphus incrassatus (92571)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Kuphus incrassatus (81976)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Kuphus fistula (79752)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Teredo polythalamia (41473)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Kuphus polythalamia (70077)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Alabama) Kuphus incrassatus (89608)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Kuphus fistula (71536)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Virginia) Kuphus fistula (59297)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Virginia) Kuphus fistula (71620 71624)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Kuphus polythalamia (84520 84533 84546)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Kuphus calamus (59293)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Kuphus calamus (59331)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Kuphus calamus (80038 80040) Kuphus fistula (78262 78268 78271 79709) Teredo fistula (78261)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Kuphus polythalamia (70084)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Ryukyu) Kuphus sp. (41600)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Kuphus sp. (79983)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Kuphus incrassatus (131223)