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Cytherea (Callista) splendida

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cytherea splendida was named by Mérian (1860) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Europe, Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Cytherea splendida Mérian
1928Cytherea (Callista) splendida 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
speciessplendida(Mérian 1860)

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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 33.90000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Callista splendida (9067 9072 9073 9075 9076 9077 9078 9079 9098 9114 9128 9130 9131 9132 9133 9134 9135 9169 9171 9172 9173 9174 9175 9177 9179 9180 9181 9193 9266 9267 9268 9269)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Essonne) Callista splendida (9129 9270)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Callista splendida (72084)