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Paphia (Paphia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Paphia (Paphia) was named by Röding (1798). It is extant.

It was assigned to Paphia by Röding (1798) and Oostingh (1935).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Paphia (Paphia) Röding
1935Paphia (Paphia) Oostingh p. 188

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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
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusPaphiaRöding 1798
subgenusPaphiaRöding 1798

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. Paphia (Paphia) Röding 1798
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Paphia rotundatus, Paphia sp. (78641)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Hiroshima) Paphia ohiroi (51423)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Paphia undulata (70163 70169 70171 70175 70178 70179 70180 70181 70183 70185)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Paphia vandermeermohri (84519 84520 84533)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Paphia undulata (72092 72098) Paphia undulata, Paphia amabilis (72096)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Philippines (Panay) Paphia undulata (41650)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Taiwan Paphia undulata (96255 96271 96273)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Paphia undulata (96967 96968) Paphia vernicosa (96969 96970) Paphia vernicosa, Paphia naganumana (97029) Paphia vernicosa, Paphia undulata (97028)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) Paphia undulata (41651)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand Paphia undulata (67930)