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Pleuromeris

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Pleuromeris Conrad
1903Venericardia (Pleuromeris) Dall p. 1433
1914Venericardia (Pleuromeris) Olsson p. 20
1919Venericardia (Pleuromeris) Harris p. 87
1943Glans (Pleuromeris) Gardner p. 70
1958Cardita (Pleuromeris) DuBar p. 163
1967Cardita (Pleuromeris) Olsson p. 8
1978Pleuromeris Malumian et al. p. 275
1980Pleuromeris Vokes p. 118
1982Pleuromeris Woodring p. 629
1984Pleuromeris Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 100
1987Pleuromeris Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
1990Pleuromeris Beu et al. p. 398
1999Pleuromeris Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 26
2002Pleuromeris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusPleuromerisConrad 1867

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: SI/IA, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-07-05 09:59:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:19:06
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (204 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Southland) P. sp. (50217)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium Choniocardia eisdenensis (26891)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0New Zealand P. sp. (64700)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium P. decussata (77608)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Haiti Cardita parva (61190)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) P. cuneata, P. decussata (8124)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03New Zealand (Canterbury) P. sp. (50163)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Venericardia leonensis (205496 205527) Venericardia sp. (205440 205537)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium P. cuneata, P. decussata (77611) P. decussata (77613)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (South Carolina) P. parva (52344)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Argentina Venericardia elegantoides (71613)
Lutetian - Priabonian48.07 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) P. inflatior (1424 1425 1430 1431 1432 1433 1434) P. inflator (1290) P. inflator, Venericardia parva (1288) P. sp. (1283 1284 1285 1289 1292 1293 1422) P. sp., P. inflatior (1429) P. sp., P. inflator (1287 1291) Venericardia parva (1286)
Lutetian - Priabonian48.07 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) P. inflatior (1418) P. sp., P. inflatior (1294)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand P. n. sp. (64737)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71New Zealand (Canterbury) P. sp. (50149 52131)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) P. tortidens (90469) Venericardia parva (5311 5312 5318 5320 5321 5322 5330 5332 5334 5335 81266 81278 98355 205489) Venericardia parva, Venericardia sp. (205438) Venericardia parva, Venericardia tortidens (90600)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) P. quadrata (91736)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) P. inflatior (1414 1415) P. sp., P. inflatior (1413) Venericardia sp. (205501)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Arkansas) Venericardia parva (99165)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) P. leonensis (98894)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) P. inflatior (91097 164232) P. quadrata (117473) P. quadrata, P. inflatior (90704 92393) Venericardia tortidens (2444 2446 2449 2451)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71New Zealand (Otago) P. prolutea (52151)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71New Zealand P. n. sp. (64741 64745) P. sp. (64730 67587 67588 67590)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Arkansas) Venericardia parva (91085)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) P. inflator (32925)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Argentina P. elegantoides (66145 66146) P. sulcolunularis, P. camaronesia, P. cannada (71402)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Curz) P. sulcolunularis, P. camaronesia, P. cannada (48067)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand P. n. sp. (67864)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (Southland) Venericardia prolutea (50784)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. sp., P. sulcolunularis (48068)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina P. cruzensis (185967) P. sp. (185968) P. sp., P. cannada (71539 71540) P. sp., P. cruzensis (71543) P. sulcolunularis (71403 71404) P. sulcolunularis, P. sp., P. camaronesia, P. cannada (71430) P. sulcolunularis, P. sp., P. camaronesia, P. cannada, P. cruzensis (71542)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile P. elegantoides (78425 78426 78427)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand P. sp. (67827)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Venericardia scitula (42482 42605 42642 42656 42657 42663 42678) Venericardia tellia (41760 42222 42272 42281 42290 42328 42366 42367 42443)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand P. prolutea (67897 67898 67899 67900)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) P. pecten (179602)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) P. sp. (45182)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) P. apsocitula (111204) Venericardia aposcitula (94810)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) P. acaris (145254)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Venericardia acaris (81976)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) P. subpecten, P. pecten (63438 63439) P. subpecten, P. trigonalis, P. pecten (63432)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela P. acaris (96488)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Glans tridentata (59330)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) P. tridentata (79248)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Antarctica P. volkmanni (41576)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Florida) Venericardia decemcostata (75020 75021 75022 75023 75024 75025 75026) Venericardia sp. (75010)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Cardita tridentata (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) P. pitysia (79959) P. tridentata (69044) Venericardia scituloides (59487 59489)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Virginia) P. sp. (61293)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica P. acaris (58522 69090 69094)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Glans tridentata (59307) P. auroraensis, P. decemcostata (58893 58894 58895) P. tridentata (68979 69018 79342 79343)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (South Carolina) Cardita tridentata (60944) Venericardia tridentata (92408 92409)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (South Australia) P. subpecten (63379)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) Cardita tridentata (60899) Glans tridentata (59316 59317) P. auroraensis, P. decemcostata (58897) P. decemcostata (58898) P. sp., P. tridentata (80033) P. tridentata (79339 79340 80034)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Cardita tridentata (41501 41718 79331 80357) P. tridentata (61309 69029 79787) Venericardia decemcostata (75008)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Venericardia tridentata (66622)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Cardita tridentata (150656)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Cardita tridentata (41705)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) P. tridentata (61310) Venericardia tridentata (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Venericardia tridentata (66742 66749 66750 66752)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) P. tridentata (57705 69049)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) P. tridentata (61311 69034 69040 96538) Venericardia tridentata (34269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Cardita tridentata (60927 60929) P. tridentata (69046) Venericardia tridentata (66756 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) P. tridentata (20604 20606)