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Spisula subtruncata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Trigonella subtruncata was named by da Costa (1778). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mactra subtruncata by Wood (1850); it was recombined as Spisula subtruncata by Schneider et al. (2005) and Moths et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Trigonella subtruncata da Costa p. 198
1850Mactra subtruncata Wood p. 247
2005Spisula subtruncata Schneider et al. p. 100
2010Spisula subtruncata Moths et al. p. 22

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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
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusSpisulaGray 1837
speciessubtruncata(da Costa 1778)

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.

Spisula subtruncata da Costa 1778
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:12:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:12:34
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany Spisula subtruncata (171410)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Spisula subtruncata (77402)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Belgium Spisula subtruncata (114830)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands Spisula subtruncata (186883 186884)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Belgium Spisula subtruncata (77858 77859 77860 77861)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Spisula subtruncata (51687)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Belgium Spisula subtruncata (95167)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Spisula subtruncata (77863 77864 77867 77868 77869 77870)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) Spisula subtruncata (37380)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark Spisula subtruncata (98312)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Morocco Spisula subtruncata (173164)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Spain Spisula subtruncata (69788)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy Spisula subtruncata (78335 78336 78338)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Spisula subtruncata (55827)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Mactra subtruncata (84759)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Spisula subtruncata (97965 97967 97968 97969 98033 98034 98035 98036 98038 98039 98041 98107 98108 98109)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Mactra subtruncata (84833)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Spisula subtruncata (178118)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Spisula subtruncata (98205)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Poland Spisula subtruncata (64001 64027 64028 64029 64031 64033)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Mactra subtruncata (127593 127615)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Turkey Spisula subtruncata (78332 78333)