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Clementia (Egesta)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Clementia (Egesta) Pilsbry and Olsson p. 9
1961Clementia (Egesta) Olsson and Richards p. 7
2002Egesta Sepkoski

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyClementiina(Frizzell 1936)
genusClementiaGray 1847
subgenusEgesta

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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Egesta peruviana Olsson 1928
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 16:33:59
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:33:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cretaceous to the top of the Pliocene or 100.50000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (California) Venus pertenuis (193034)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (52526 52527 52531 52536)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) Clementia peruviana (60088 60089)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (52523 55432 88359 88367 88391)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Colombia Clementia peruviana (42789)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (55431)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (55433 55441)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Ecuador (Guayas) Clementia peruviana (61201)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Clementia pertenuis (52389 52394 52401 52402 52415 52416) Venus pertenuis (11601)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Colombia (La Guajira) Clementia peruviana (42770)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (64559)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Clementia pertenuis (72406 72407 72408 219727 219730 219733 219755)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Peru Clementia peruviana (42794)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Clementa pertenuis (238190) Clementia pertenuis (71215 71216 71228 91374 94866)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Tamaulipas) Clementia grayi (43071 43074)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) Clementia grayi (18579)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Clementia grayi (42424 42482 92502 92503)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Clementia pertenuis (44934 44940 44965 44982 44988)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) Clementia grayi (42692 42886 42891 43028 111204 136943)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Clementia brioniana (44423) Clementia pertenuis (44425)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador (Manabi) Clementia solida (51886)