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Ctena (Ctena)

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Ctena (Ctena) was named by Mörch (1860). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ctena by Mörch (1860), Cox et al. (1969), Moore (1988), Mandic et al. (2002), Vera-Peláez et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Ctena (Ctena) Mörch
1969Ctena (Ctena) Cox et al. p. 494
1988Ctena (Ctena) Moore p. D12
2002Ctena (Ctena) Mandic et al. p. 300
2004Ctena (Ctena) Vera-Peláez et al. p. 255

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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
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusCtenaMörch 1860
subgenusCtenaMörch 1860

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. Ctena (Ctena) Mörch 1860
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Ctena (Ctena) speciosa Rogers and Rogers 1837
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: chemosymbioticg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:59:17
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:02:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Badenian to the top of the Holocene or 13.82000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.8 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Slovakia Ctena exigua (73137)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Ctena speciosa (60939)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Ctena decorata (86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Ctena speciosa (60940)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Codakia speciosa (59487) Codakia speciosa, Codakia magnoliana (59484)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Virginia) Ctena speciosa (78262)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Ctena speciosa, Ctena magnoliana, Ctena microimbricata (59307)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Ctena decorata (86804 86805)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Ctena mexicana (89573 194399 194406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Ctena mexicana (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Codakia divergens (96793)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Codakia divergens (88886)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Codakia mexicana (89597)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu Codakia divergens (77907)