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Ctena (Ctena) speciosa

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Lucina speciosa was named by Rogers and Rogers (1837) [DISTRIBUTION: Ealry Pliocene-Early Pleistocene; Atlantic Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Codakia speciosa by Conrad (1863); it was recombined as Codakia (Jagonia) speciosa by Dall (1903); it was recombined as Ctena speciosa by Gardner (1943); it was recombined as Ctena (Ctena) speciosa by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. vendryesi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Lucina speciosa Rogers and Rogers p. 333
1863Codakia speciosa Conrad p. 577
1903Codakia (Jagonia) speciosa Dall p. 1350
1943Ctena speciosa Gardner p. 75
2008Ctena (Ctena) speciosa Hendy et al.

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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
speciesspeciosa(Rogers and Rogers 1837)

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.

†Ctena (Ctena) speciosa Rogers and Rogers 1837
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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, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Ctena speciosa (60939)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Ctena speciosa (60940)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Ctena speciosa (59307)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Ctena speciosa (78262)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Codakia speciosa (59484 59487)