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Taxonomy
Cytherea nitidula was named by Lamarck (1806) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Meretrix nitidula by Morellet and Morellet (1944); it was recombined as Aphrodina nitidula by Bone et al (1991); it was recombined as Callocardia nitidula by Tracey et al (1995); it was recombined as Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula by Le Renard and Pacaud (1995).
It was recombined as Meretrix nitidula by Morellet and Morellet (1944); it was recombined as Aphrodina nitidula by Bone et al (1991); it was recombined as Callocardia nitidula by Tracey et al (1995); it was recombined as Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula by Le Renard and Pacaud (1995).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1806 | Cytherea nitidula Lamarck p. 134 figs. pl. 29, fig. 2 |
| 1944 | Meretrix nitidula Morellet and Morellet |
| 1991 | Aphrodina nitidula Bone et al. |
| 1995 | Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula Le Renard and Pacaud p. 72 |
| 1995 | Callocardia nitidula Tracey et al. |
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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.
Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula Lamarck 1806
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Middle Eocene or 55.80000 to 37.71000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | Belgium | Callocardia nitidula (77608) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | Aphrodina nitidula (3257) | |
| Lutetian | Libya | Cytherea nitidula (42127) | |
| Lutetian | Belgium | Callocardia nitidula (77611 77613) | |
| Lutetian | France | Aphrodina nitidula (171535) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | Callocardia nitidula (8124 8125) | |
| Bartonian | France (Oise) | Meretrix nitidula (3494) | |
| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | Callocardia nitidula (42639) | |
| Priabonian | Bulgaria (Burgas) | Pitar nitidula (102230) |