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Zirfaea crispata

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Mya crispata was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Pholas crispata by Wood (1882); it was recombined as Zirphaea crispata by Ashley (1895); it was misspelled as Zirphaea crispata by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Zirfaea crispata by Hendy (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Z. dentata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Mya crispata Linnaeus
1882Pholas crispata Wood
1895Zirphaea crispata Ashley p. 343
1962Zirphaea crispata Richards
2007Zirfaea crispata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyPholadinaeLamarck 1809
genusZirfaeaGray 1842
speciescrispata(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Zirfaea crispata Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:51:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:51:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Zirphaea crispata (220199)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Pholas crispata (84755)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Pholas crispata (84759 84764 84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Zirfaea crispata (86805)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Zirfaea crispata (86807)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Zirfaea crispata (98109)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Zirphaea crispata (90686)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Zirfaea crispata (178118)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Iceland Zirfaea crispata (75057)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maine) Zirfaea crispata (66355) Zirphaea crispata (66338 66346 66351)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Pholas crispata (84832)