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Gemma gemma

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus gemma was named by Totten (1834) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Gemma gemma by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Venus gemma Totten p. 367 figs. figs. 2a-d
2008Gemma gemma 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
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusGemmaDeshayes 1853
speciesgemma(Totten 1834)

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.

Gemma gemma Totten 1834
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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: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Gemma gemma (69029)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New York) Gemma gemma (66377 66381)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Gemma gemma (66611 66612 66614 66621 66622 66624)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Delaware) Gemma gemma (66703)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Gemma gemma (61268)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Gemma gemma (66742 66749 66750)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Gemma gemma (69034 69040 69084)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela Gemma gemma (66753)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Gemma gemma (66721)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Gemma gemma (41935 92776)