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Transennella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cytherea (Transennella) was named by Dall (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 705]. It is extant. Its type is Cytherea conradina.

It was reranked as Transennella by Adegoke (1977), Woodring (1982), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Todd (2001) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Cytherea by Dall (1884); to Bivalvia by Addicott (1966); to Meretricinae by Adegoke (1977) and Woodring (1982); to Veneridae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987) and Todd (2001); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Cytherea (Transennella) Dall p. 340
1966Transenella Addicott
1977Transennella Adegoke p. 287
1982Transennella Woodring p. 684
1987Transennella Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
2001Transennella Todd
2002Transennella Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusTransennella(Dall 1884)

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.

G. Transennella Dall 1884
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Transennella africana Adegoke 1977
Transennella bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
Transennella californica Arnold 1909
Transennella cola Woodring 1982
Transennella cubaniana d'Orbigny 1853
Transennella galapagana Hertlein 1939
Transennella joaquinensis Anderson and Martin 1914
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Invalid names: Transennella pannosa Sowerby 1835 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubg
Life habit: infaunalsubg
Diet: suspension feedersubg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).subg
Created: 2009-09-04 16:40:23
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:40:23
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Holocene or 61.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma

Collections (105 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria T. africana (7791)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Bolivar) T. bolivarensis (3315)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia T. bolivarensis (42789)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) T. joaquinensis (91374)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru (Tumbes) T. herviderana (59001)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru T. herviderana (66141)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Transenella chipolana (42281) Transenella dasa, Transenella santarosana (42225) Transenella santarosana (42482 42605) Transenella utica (42367 42443) Transenella utica, Transenella chipolana (41760 42328)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) T. joaquinensis (206393)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Transenella sp. (157830 160970)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Transenella caryera (94810) T. caryera (111204)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) T. cola (142931)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) T. sp. (136122)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama T. cola (93171) T. sp. (61342)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Transenella sp. (194891)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Transenella caboblanquensis (41545) T. caboblanquensis (41541 41543 41554) T. venezuelana, T. maculata (41552)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Transenella carolinensis (79249)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Transenella sp. (75019 75020 75022 75023 75024 75025)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) T. sp. (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela T. caboblanquensis (131210 131217 131218)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Transenella carolinensis (68979 79341 79342 79343) Transenella sp. (69018) T. stimpsoni (58893 58895)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Transenella carolinensis (78266)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Transenella carolinae (80044) Transenella carolinensis (80037 80039) T. caloosana (59485) T. carolinensis (59484) T. conradina (69044)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Callista puella (74929)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Transenella sp. (80035) T. stimpsoni (58897 69043 79339)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) T. caloosana (80002) T. conradiana (69029) T. conradina (41501 41539 41718 79331 79786 79787 79788 80024)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Chile (Coquimbo) T. pannosa (222333)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Chile (CopiapĆ³) Transenella panossa (222834 222875 222876 222878)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Transenella carolinensis (80083)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) T. sp. (79844)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) T. conradiana (61310) T. cubaniana, T. conradina (67069) T. stimpsoni, T. sp. (80046)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Bahamas T. sp. (80676)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands T. gerrardi (80837 80854)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Transenella carolinensis (60928 60930) T. stimpsoni (69046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica T. cubaniana, T. conradina (80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas T. sp. (80680)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador T. galapagana (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas T. sp. (80677)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Transenella conradina (80001) T. caloosana (34269) T. conradina (96538) T. stimpsoni (69038 69040 69084 69085 69087 70010 80027) T. stimpsoni, T. conradina (41740)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Transenella sp. (69045)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) T. pannosa (43708 43710)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Mississippi) Transenella sp. (92522 92523)