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Cytherea (Callista) florida

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus florida was named by Lamarck (1818) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Europe, Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cytherea (Callista) florida by Vredenburg (1928).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Venus florida Lamarck p. 602
1928Cytherea (Callista) florida Vredenburg p. 449

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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
subfamilyCallistinaeHabe and Kosuge 1967
genusCythereaPoli 1791
subgenusCallista
speciesflorida(Lamarck 1818)

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 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: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Callista florida (72084)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Callista florida (55398)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Callista florida (201414)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Eritrea Callista florida (80718)