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Lirophora (Lirophora) alveata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus alveata was named by Conrad (1831).

It was recombined as Chione alevata by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Lirophora alveata by Ward (1992); it was recombined as Lirophora (Lirophora) alveata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Venus alveata Conrad p. 264 figs. Plate XI, Fig. 14-15
1904Chione alevata Glenn p. 310
1992Lirophora alveata Ward p. 105
2008Lirophora (Lirophora) alveata Hendy et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusLirophoraConrad 1863
subgenusLirophoraConrad 1863
speciesalveata(Conrad 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.

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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 16:36:50
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:36:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 11.60800 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Virginia) Lirophora alveata (71632 71637)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Lirophora alveata (70853 71636)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Lirophora alveata (59303 59304)