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Lasaeidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Lasaeidae Gray
1869Scacchiidae Récluz
1987Lasaeidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
2000Lasaeidae Coan et al. p. 258
2010Lasaeidae Bouchet et al.
2011Lasaeidae Carter et al. p. 17
2015Lasaeidae Hickman p. 16

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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
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLasaeidaeGray 1842
familyLasaeidaeGray 1842

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.

Fm. Lasaeidae Gray 1842
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G. Aligena Lea 1843 [aligena]
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Subg. Aligena (Aligena) Lea 1843
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†Aligena (Aligena) diegoana Hertlein and Grant 1972
†Aligena aequata Conrad 1843
†Aligena cerritensis Arnold 1903
Aligena cokeri Dall 1909
Aligena elevata Stimpson 1851
†Aligena pustulosa Dall 1898
†Aligena striata Lea 1843
Aligena texasiana Harry 1969
Invalid names: Kelliopsis Verrill and Bush 1898 [synonym], Orobitella Dall 1900 [synonym]
G. Cymatioa Berry 1963
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Cymatioa electilis Berry 1963
Invalid names: Crenimargo Berry 1963 [replaced]
G. Diarmaidia Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012
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Diarmaidia bidentata Montague 1803
Diarmaidia egretta Olsson 1961
Diarmaidia jingchunae Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012
G. Isorobitella Keen 1962
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Isorobitella trigonalis Carpenter 1857
G. Kellia Fischer 1884
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†Kellia antiqua Marwick 1926
†Kellia catacta Anderson and Hanna 1925
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Invalid names: Corbula harrisi Dickerson 1915 [replaced]
†Kellia cycladia Wood 1840
†Kellia lajollaensis Hanna 1927
†Kellia micans Tate 1887
†Kellia pumila Wood 1840
†Kellia rotunda Deshayes 1855
†Kellia rotundula Glenn 1904
†Kellia saxiriva Hickman 2015
Kellia suborbicularis Montague 1803
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Invalid names: Kellia laperousii Deshayes 1839 [synonym]
†Kellia uvasana Dickerson 1915
†Kellia vokesi Hickman 2015
Invalid names: Chironia Deshayes 1839 [synonym]
G. Kurtiella Gofas and Salas 2008
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Invalid names: Mysella negritensis Olsson 1961 [synonym]
Kurtiella ellipticum Carpenter 1857
Kurtiella garfinkleae Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012
Kurtiella lediforme Olsson 1961
Kurtiella regueroae Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012
Kurtiella sublaevis Carpenter 1857
Kurtiella tumida Carpenter 1864
Kurtiella umbonatum Carpenter 1857
G. Lasaea Brown 1827
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Lasaea adansoni Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Amphidesma nucleola Lamarck 1818 [synonym], Bornia seminulum Philippi 1836 [synonym], Cardium rubrum Montagu 1803 [synonym], Lasaea cistula Keen 1938 [synonym], Lasaea subviridis Dall 1899 [synonym]
†Lasaea australis Lamarck 1818
G. Neaeromya Gabe 1873
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Neaeromya margarita Olsson 1961
Neaeromya obliqua Harry 1969
Neaeromya rugifera Carpenter 1864
Neaeromya zorrita Olsson 1961
G. †Phascoliophila Nordsieck 1969
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Phascoliophila phascolionis Dautzenberg and Fischer 1925
G. Rhamphidonta Bernard 1975
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G. Scacchia Philippi 1844
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Subg. Scacchia (Scacchia) Philippi 1844
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†Scacchia (Scacchia) degrangei Cossmann and Peyrot 1911
Invalid names: Borniinae Bernard 1983 [empty], Orobitellinae Bernard 1983 [empty], Scacchiidae Récluz 1869 [synonym], Thecodontinae Bernard 1983 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: WU, MA, UN/BA, SU according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-08-17 20:30:01
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:30:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eames 1951

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 47.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (148 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Corbula harrisi, Corbula uvasana (207112)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Kellia lajollaensis (200743)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Kellia microstriatula (205533)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Kellia interstriata (98501)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Kellia sp. (205430)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Kellia sp. (205489)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Kellia antiquata (67839)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Kellia antiqua (205813)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Kellia saxiriva (39948)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Kellia sp. (39662)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Kellia raulini (9183)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Germany Lasaea sp. (70002)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Kellia twinensis (52357 52362)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Aligena sp. (62884)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Aligena lineata (42605 42657 42663) Aligena lineata, Aligena pustulosa (42482) Aligena pustulosa (41760)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Scacchia degrangei (111599)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Kellia vokesi (18285)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands Mysella bidentata (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Lasaea rubra (51689)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Mysella bidentata (61896 61900) Scacchia degrangei (61897 61898 61905)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Aligena lineata (42870 42886 42888 43036 94810 136943) Aligena lineata, Aligena sp., Aligena pustulosa (43014) Aligena sp., Aligena lineata, Aligena pustulosa (111204)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Aligena aequata (79103 79108 79110 79111 79114 79352)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Aligena sp., Scacchia degrangei (77870) Scacchia degrangei (77862 77863 77864 77865 77866 77867 77868 77869 77871)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Italy Phascoliophila phascolionis (207782)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Kellia suborbicularis, Kellia orbicularis, Kellia elliptica, Kellia cycladia, Kellia pumila, Kellia rubra, Montacuta bidentata (84755) Montacuta bidentata (84763)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Kellia suborbicularis, Mysella bidentata (86802) Kellia suborbicularis, Mysella bidentata, Aligena orbicularis (86801)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Mysella bidentata (76982)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Aligena aequata (78269)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Kellia sp. (70084)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Aligena rhomboidea (59307 69018) Aligena striata (58895)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Neaeromya menotreta (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Chironia suborbicularis (200412)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Kellia suborbicularis, Montacuta bidentata (84764)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Aligena aequata (92412)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Kellia sp. (79794)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Mysella bidentata (86803) Scacchia elliptica, Mysella bidentata (86804 86805)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Kellia laperousii (189542)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Kellia laperousii (189765) Rochefortia tumida (207663)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (North Carolina) Aligena striata (71138)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Kellia pumila (98037) Kellia sp., Mysella bidentata (97964) Mysella bidentata (97962 97963 97966 98033 98040)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Aligena cokeri, Orobitella zorrita, Orobitella margarita, Mysella compressa (48664) Mysella compressa (48665)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Lasaea subviridus (202496)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Aligena striata (58897 69043)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Lasaea cistula (223075)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Kellia laperousi (96593) Kellia laperousi, Lasaea subviridus (96592) Lasaea cistula, Kellia laperousi, Lasaea subviridus (96590)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Aligena elevata (66626)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Chironia subauricularis, Rochefortia tumida (201624)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Lasaea cistula (37933 37934 37936 37939 37940 37943 37945 37947) Lasaea cistula, Kellia laperousii (37948)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Kellia laperousii (138723 222665) Kellia suborbicularis, Kellia laperousii (222664) Kellia suborbicularis, Kellia laperousii, Bornia retifera (222663) Lasaea cistula (202492) Lasaea subviridus (202493 202494)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Montacuta bidentata (127636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Corse) Lasaea rubra (84939)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Orobitella obliqua (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Mysella tumida (37632)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Poland Mysella bidentata (64001 64027)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Kellia laperousi, Lasaea subviridus (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Kellia suborbicularis (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Aligena elevata (61267)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Aligena elevata (66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Aligena cerritensis (219029 219030 222661) Kellia laperousi, Aligena cerritensis (160361) Kellia laperousii, Bornia retifera, Aligena cerritensis (96566) Kellia suborbicularis, Bornia retifera, Aligena cerritensis (59063) Lasaea subviridus (202490) Mysella tumida (37672 96900 96901)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Lasaeidae indet. (63351)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Kellia minutissima (97961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Turkey Lasaea rubra (78333) Lasaea rubra, Mysella bidentata (78332)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Lasaea sp. (89573 194405)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Mysella bidentata (98196 98197 98200 98201 98205)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Aligena elevata (66721)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Lasaea sp. (71601 71602 71603)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Aligena texasiana (41935 92776)