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Thracia (Thracia)

Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae

Taxonomy
Thracia (Thracia) was named by Blainville (1824). It is extant. Its type is Mya pubescens.

It was assigned to Thracia by Blainville (1824), Marasti (1973), Moore (1976), Freneix et al. (1988).

Subtaxa
Thracia (Thracia) convexa, Thracia (Thracia) pubescens
Species lacking formal opinion data
Thracia aequilatera, Thracia alpina, Thracia altenai, Thracia amygdaloidea, Thracia asahiensis, Thracia askinae, Thracia bellardii, Thracia carinifera, Thracia cornuta, Thracia curtensata, Thracia detruncata, Thracia devexa, Thracia disjuncta, Thracia eggenburgensis, Thracia fukushimensis, Thracia gracilis, Thracia greppini, Thracia hataii, Thracia higashinodonoensis, Thracia inflata, Thracia inflata, Thracia inflata, Thracia kakumana, Thracia kamayashikensis, Thracia kamtschatica, Thracia kavranensis, Thracia kavranensis, Thracia keuperina, Thracia kidoensis, Thracia kovatschensis, Thracia lata, Thracia lens, Thracia lens, Thracia loducensis, Thracia magna, Thracia meridionalis, Thracia myopsis, Thracia necomiensis, Thracia neocomiensis, Thracia nicoleti, Thracia pertrapezoidea, Thracia phasaeolina, Thracia phaseolina, Thracia phillipsi, Thracia phillipsii, Thracia prominensis, Thracia prominensis, Thracia robinaldina, Thracia rotunda, Thracia rotundata, Thracia sanctae-crucis, Thracia seguenzai, Thracia sekii, Thracia semiplanata, Thracia shokawensis, Thracia similis, Thracia simplex, Thracia staufti, Thracia stenochora, Thracia stenochora, Thracia subrhombica, Thracia sulcata, Thracia tombecki, Thracia transversa, Thracia tristana, Thracia utcholokensis, Thracia vicksburgensis, Thracia vicksburgiana, Thracia vicksburgiana, Thracia vulvaria, Thracia watanabei, Thracia woodi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Thracia (Thracia) Blainville p. 347
1973Thracia (Thracia) Marasti p. 112
1976Thracia (Thracia) Moore p. 53
1988Thracia (Thracia) Freneix et al. p. 445

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderThraciida
superfamilyThracioideaStoliczka 1870
familyThraciidaeStoliczka 1870
genusThraciaBlainville 1824
subgenusThraciaBlainville 1824

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. Thracia (Thracia) Blainville 1824
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 07:00:05
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:00:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aalenian to the top of the Piacenzian or 174.70000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 170.9 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Serbia (Serbia) Thracia lens (51554)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Russian Federation Thracia sp. (68347)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Thracia greppini (68657)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Romania Thracia stenochora (101815)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Romania Thracia stenochora (101876)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Thracia bellardii, Thracia prominensis, Thracia stenochora (10703)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Japan Thracia sp. (68894)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary Thracia pubescens (8211)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Hungary Thracia pubescens (8338)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Germany Thracia pubescens (171410)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation Thracia kavranensis (50041)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Austria Thracia pubescens (65161 77402)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Thracia kavranensis (50037)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Thracia inflata (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Thracia inflata (61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 62886 62895)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Belgium Thracia inflata (95167)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Belgium Thracia sp. (77858)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Italy Thracia convexa (191624)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Thracia convexa, Thracia pubescens (78437)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) Thracia convexa (37379) Thracia pubescens (37377 37380)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium Thracia sp. (77862 77863 77865 77868 77871)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark Thracia inflata (98312)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Thracia pubescens (207783)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Thracia altenai, Thracia convexa (86801) Thracia detruncata, Thracia convexa (86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Thracia pubescens (84755 84763)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Thracia inflata (76982)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Thracia altenai (86803 86804) Thracia convexa (86805)