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Chama gryphoides

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae

Taxonomy
Chama gryphoides was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene-Recent; Mediterranean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Chama (Psilopus) gryphoides by Janssen (1972); it was recombined as Chama (Chama) gryphoides by Freneix et al. (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Chama gryphoides Linnaeus p. 533 figs. pl. 24, figs. 14-15
1850Chama gryphoides Wood p. 162
1879Chama gryphoides Wood p. 45
1912Chama gryphoides Cossmann and Peyrot p. 533 figs. pl. 24, figs. 14-15
1972Chama (Psilopus) gryphoides Janssen p. 18
1988Chama (Chama) gryphoides Freneix et al. p. 420
2010Chama gryphoides Moths et al. p. 17

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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
superfamilyChamoidea(Blainville 1825)
familyChamidaeBlainville 1825
genusChama
speciesgryphoidesLinnaeus 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.

Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:18:36
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:25:35
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Gelasian or 23.03000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Chama gryphoides (74865)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Chama gryphoides (178108)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Chama gryphoides (111599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Bordeaux) Chama gryphoides (48660)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Romania Chama gryphoides (70056)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Austria (Vienna) Chama gryphoides (174160)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Chama gryphoides (51689 51690 51691 70539)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Chama gryphoides (60288 60289 60291 60292 60313)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Hungary Chama gryphoides (34739)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Chama gryphoides (72305)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Italy Chama gryphoides (191624)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Moldova Chama gryphoides (78648 78661)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria Chama gryphoides (74647 74648 74649 74650 74651 74652 74653 74654 74656)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Chama gryphoides (51687)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Chama gryphoides (73137)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus Chama gryphoides (34690 71883 71885)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Chama gryphoides (72310)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Italy Chama gryphoides (207782)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Spain Chama gryphoides (69788)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Chama gryphoides (69864 70786 70864 70879 70881 70887)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Chama gryphoides (70888 70890)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Chama gryphoides (168730)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Chama gryphoides (84755)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy Chama gryphoides (72303)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Chama gryphoides (84759)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Chama gryphoides (178117)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Quaternary3.6 - 0.0Spain Chama gryphoides (147805)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806United Kingdom (England) Chama gryphoides (84757)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Calabria) Chama gryphoides (85065)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain Chama gryphoides (128383)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Livorno) Chama gryphoides (173663)