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Diplodonta punctata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Amphidesma punctatum Say
1921Diplodonta punctata Vaughn
1969Diplodonta punctata Richards et al. p. 4
2005Diplodonta punctata Rosenberg
2008Diplodonta punctata Hendy 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
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
speciespunctata(Say 1822)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:03:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:01
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Diplodonta punctata (131210)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Diplodonta punctata (75422 75425)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Diplodonta punctata (66622)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda Diplodonta punctata (67966)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Diplodonta punctata (57705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Diplodonta punctata (69046 79957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Diplodonta punctata (80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Diplodonta punctata (66751 66752)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands Diplodonta punctata (80837 80854)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Diplodonta punctata (69084 96538)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Diplodonta punctata (131223)