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Pachydontinae

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae

Taxonomy
Pachydontinae was named by Vokes (1945) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9278].

It was assigned to Corbulidae by Vokes (1980), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Pachydontinae Vokes
1980Pachydontinae Vokes p. 183
2010Pachydontinae Bouchet et al.
2011Pachydontinae Carter et al. p. 18

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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
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCorbulidaeLamarck 1818
subfamilyPachydontinaeVokes 1945
subfamilyPachydontinaeVokes 1945

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. †Pachydontinae Vokes 1945
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G. †Pachydon
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Pachydon altus Conrad 1871
Pachydon amazonensis Gabb 1869
Pachydon andersonae Wesselingh 2006
Pachydon carinatus Conrad 1871
Pachydon cebada Anderson 1928
Pachydon cuneatus Conrad 1871
Pachydon ellipticus Wesselingh 2006
Pachydon erectum Conrad 1871
Pachydon hettneri Anderson 1928
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Invalid names: Corbula scheibei Anderson 1928 [synonym]
Pachydon iquitensis de Greve 1938
Pachydon ledaeformis Dall 1872
Pachydon maaikeae Wesselingh 2006
Pachydon obliquus Gabb 1869
Pachydon ovatus Conrad 1871
Pachydon telliniformis Wesselingh 2006
Pachydon tenuis Gabb 1869
Pachydon trigonalis Nuttall 1990
G. †Tiza
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:13:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:13:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Meramecian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 343.00000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (California) Pachydontinae indet. (226242)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Colombia Corbula cebada, Corbula hettneri, Corbula scheibei (88281)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Tiza alta (5788 5867 5942 5943 5944 5945 5947 5948) Tiza sp. (5612)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Peru Pachydon andersonae (142978) Pachydon andersonae, Pachydon maaikeae, Pachydon iquitensis (143015)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Peru Pachydon amazonensis (142993) Pachydon carinatus (142907) Pachydon erectus, Pachydon cuneatus, Pachydon obliquus, Pachydon tenuis (142892) Pachydon obliquus (143110)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Colombia Pachydon trigonalis (143111)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Peru Pachydon cuneatus, Pachydon ledaeformis (142956) Pachydon ellipticus, Pachydon amazonensis (142959) Pachydon erectus, Pachydon trigonalis, Pachydon iquitensis (176134) Pachydon iquitensis (142949) Pachydon telliniformis (142937)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru Pachydon cuneatus (176133)