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Thetis

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae

Taxonomy
Thetis was named by Sowerby (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: K Haut-l K Turo Sepkoski's reference number: 159,789]. Its type is Thetis oblonga.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Vokes (1980).

It was assigned to Mactromyidae by Cox et al. (1969) and Tashiro (1988); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Thetis Sowerby
1871Fimbriella Stoliczka
1969Thetis Cox et al. p. 512
1988Thetis Tashiro p. 289
2002Thetis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyMactromyidaeCox 1929
genusThetisSowerby 1826

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. †Thetis Sowerby 1826
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Thetis elongata Gabb 1869
Thetis japonica Hayami 1975
Invalid names: Fimbriella Stoliczka 1871 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: chemosymbioticsuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:27
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:06:59
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 140.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Hungary T. renevieri (25152)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4France T. renevieri (2203)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Switzerland T. renevieri (2198)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland T. prestensis (2232)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland T. genevensis (2167 2170) T. sanctae-crucis (2237)
Albian113.0 - 100.5France T. genevensis (2168)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) T. laevigata (6280) T. laevigatum (51673)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France T. genevensis (58885)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain T. radiata (66129)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan T. japonica (69472 141571)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan (Ishikari) T. japonica (39578)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan (Ishikari) T. japonica (39577)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India T. ignobilis (1351)