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Globivenus rigida

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus rigida was named by Dillwyn (1817) [Maximum Reported Size: 62 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Alacran Reef]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Cytherea (Ventricola) rigida by Woodring et al. (1924); it was recombined as Ventricolaria rigida by Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Globivenus rigida by Coan et al. (2000), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Venus rugosa Gmelin p. 3276
1817Venus rigida Dillwyn
1922Antigona rugosa Olsson p. 240
1924Cytherea (Ventricola) rigida Woodring et al.
1982Ventricolaria rigida Woodring p. 681
2000Globivenus rigida Coan et al. p. 371
2012Globivenus rigida Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 770

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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
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusGlobivenusCoen 1934
speciesrigida(Dillwyn 1817)

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.

Globivenus rigida Dillwyn 1817
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Invalid names: Antigona rugosa Gmelin 1792 [synonym]
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 16:40:31
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:40:31
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Antigona rigida (41555)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Antigona rugosa (134667)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Ventricolaria rigida (131210 131237 131363)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Haiti Cytherea rigida (60880 60888)