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Callistinae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Callistinae was named by Habe and Kosuge (1967). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Callocardiinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Veneridae by Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006).

Subtaxa
Callista

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Callistinae Habe and Kosuge
2006Callistinae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 233

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallistinaeHabe and Kosuge 1967
subfamilyCallistinaeHabe and Kosuge 1967

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.

Subfm. Callistinae Habe and Kosuge 1967
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Korangan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 117.50000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (381 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0New Zealand Callista sp. (65630)
Korangan - Urutawan117.5 - 103.3New Zealand Callista sp. (37260)
Albian113.0 - 100.5New Zealand Callista sp. (65667)
Urutawan108.4 - 103.3New Zealand Callista sp. (83402 83406 83410)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Sweden (Halland) Callista plana (38722)
Motuan103.3 - 99.5New Zealand Callista sp. (83412)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Callista pseudoplana (44195)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (California) Callista subtrigona (167599)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Japan (Iburi) Callista sp. (40313)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan (Iburi) Callista sp. (40314)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Callista sp. (37327) Callista wilckensi (78364 78365 78367 78369 78370 78371 78374 78386 78400 83516 83517 83519 83521 83523 83524 83525 83532 83534 83535)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Wyoming) Callista peplucida (105717)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Alberta) Callista sp. (87434)
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand Callista wilckensi (78376 78378)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Callista n. sp. (224893) Callista sp. (66683)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Callista duponti, Callista montensis (3118) Microcallista montensis (22931 26891)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Microcallista montensis (20816)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2Germany Callista duponti (3117)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Belgium Callista duponti (3119) Callista duponti, Callista montensis (3120)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Meretrix montensis (84335)