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Zenatiinae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Zenatiinae was named by Dall (1895) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9141].

It was assigned to Mactridae by Vokes (1980), Beu et al. (1990), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Zenatiinae Dall
1980Zenatiinae Vokes p. 138
1990Zenatiinae Beu et al. p. 399
2010Zenatiinae Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyZenatiinaeDall 1895
subfamilyZenatiinaeDall 1895

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. †Zenatiinae Dall 1895
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G. Resania Gray 1853
G. Zenatia Gray 1853
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Subg. Zenatia (Zenatiopsis) Darragh 1965
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†Zenatiopsis angustata Tate 1879
G. †Zenatina Gill 1963
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†Zenatina victoriae Pritchard 1903
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Piripauan to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 86.10000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand Zenatia cretacea (78374 83525)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand (Waikato) Zenatia sp. (45013)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Zenatia acinaces (67854 67857)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Zenatiopsis fragilis (72194)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand (Dannevirke) Zenatia sp. (35654 35657)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Zenatia n. sp. (67827)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Zenatia sp. (77489)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Zenatia acinaces (67897 67898 67899)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Zenatiopsis angustata (72210)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (South Australia) Zenatiopsis angustata (72191)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333New Zealand Resania sp. (45030)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Zenatiopsis angustata (72226 72227) Zenatiopsis phorca (72189)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Zenatiopsis angustata (63432 72192)
Kapitean7.2 - 5.333New Zealand Zenatia acinaces (180103)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Zenatia flemingi (45259)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Zenatia acinaces (45027) Zenatia sp. (73307)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Zenatiopsis angustata (166744)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (Western Australia) Zenatia sp. (63352 63353)