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Tivela (Tivela)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Tivela (Tivela) was named by Link (1807). It is extant. Its type is Venus tripla.

It was assigned to Tivela by Link (1807), Woodring (1982), Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1807Tivela (Tivela) Link
1982Tivela (Tivela) Woodring p. 683
2001Tivela (Tivela) Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
genusTivelaLink 1807
subgenusTivelaLink 1807

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.

Subg. Tivela (Tivela) Link 1807
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Tivela (Tivela) tripla Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:40:15
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:40:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.45 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Tivela mactroides (42631 49492)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Panama Tivela mactroides (42617 49493)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Colombia Tivela austeniana (97678)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Panama Tivela mactroides (42599)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Tivela mactroides (52169 52171 82125 82130 93145)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Tivela mactroides (145337)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia (Atlántico) Tivela mactroides (88312)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Tivela austeniana (60412 60413 60414 60415 60417)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Tivela mactroides (131237)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Tivela jamaicensis (58522 69090)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Venezuela (Sucre) Tivela mactroides (41556)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Tivela byronensis (44963)