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Paphies

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Paphies was named by Lesson (1831) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Mesodesmatinae by Vokes (1980); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mesodesmatidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992) and Beu (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Paphies Lesson p. 424
1843Machaena Gray p. 252
1853Taria Gray p. 44
1980Paphies Vokes p. 140
1992Paphies Lamprell and Whitehead p. 86
2002Paphies Sepkoski
2002Taria Sepkoski
2006Paphies Beu p. 257

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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
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMesodesmatidaeGray 1840
genusPaphiesLesson 1831

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.

G. Paphies Lesson 1831
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Invalid names: Machaena Gray 1843 [synonym], Taria Gray 1853 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:54
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:54
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Amphidesma australe (45256 45259)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129New Zealand (Wellington) P. subtriangulata, P. australis (94818)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) P. cuneata (96708)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) P. cuneata (63359)