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Pandora (Pandorella) arenosa

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae

Taxonomy
Pandora arenosa was named by Conrad (1834). It is extant. It is the type species of Pandorella.

It was recombined as Pandora (Pandorella) arenosa by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Pandora arenosa Conrad
1982Pandora (Pandorella) arenosa Woodring p. 721

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyPandoroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyPandoridaeRafinesque 1815
genusPandoraBruguière 1797
subgenusPandorella(Conrad 1863)
speciesarenosa(Conrad 1834)

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:58:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:58:19
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Pandora arenosa (59486)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Pandora arenosa (78261 78265 78266 78270)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Pandora arenosa (66742)