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Anodonta

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Taxonomy
Anodonta is a genus. Its type is Anodonta johnseni.

It was assigned to Unionidae by Russell (1935) and Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Anodontinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Anodonta Russell p. 119
1989Anodonta Shoshani et al. p. 435
2010Anodonta Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
genusAnodonta

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.

G. †Anodonta
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Anodonta arnoldi Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922
Anodonta cygnea Linnaeus 1767
Anodonta johnseni Russell 1935
Anodonta kettlemanensis Arnold 1909
Anodonta lignitica Cooper 1894
Anodonta nitida Nomland 1917
Anodonta truncilla Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 364.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 360.7 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Ireland A. jukesii (32230)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Germany A. liasokeuperina (216441)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) A. johnseni (71486)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan A. sp. (45620 45621)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Pakistan (Punjab) A. sp. (38498)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Japan A. sp. (70965)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Japan A. subjapanensis (70903 70905)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) A. arnoldi (201094)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) A. grandis (205267)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Japan A. subjapanensis (71044)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Japan A. subjapanensis (68892 68895)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Germany A. splendens (70327)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) A. sp. (28245)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) A. nuttalliana (19447)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) A. nitida (220201)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Umbria) A. sp. (51766)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Slovakia A. sp. (41027)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) A. sp. (79788)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Chiba) A. sp., A. woodiana (198611)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) A. grandis (63150)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) A. californiensis (20273) A. sp. (236636)