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Cyrtopleura

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtopleura was named by Tryon (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pholadidae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Cyrtopleura Tryon
1987Cyrtopleura Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
2002Cyrtopleura Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
genusCyrtopleuraTryon 1862

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. Cyrtopleura Tryon 1862
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Subg. Cyrtopleura (Scobinopholas) Grant and Gale 1931
Cyrtopleura costata Linnaeus 1758
Cyrtopleura crucigera Sowerby 1834
†Cyrtopleura levesquei Watelet 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:51:40
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:51:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 58.7 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 58.7United Kingdom (England) C. levesquei (8083 8085)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) C. levesquei (3266 3267)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) C. levesquei (8125)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6USA (Florida) C. arcuata (79965)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina C. lanceolata (71564)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) C. sp. (58895)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) C. arcuata (78266)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) C. costata (79804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Barnea costata (79331) C. costata (69029)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) C. lanceolata (175628)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (North Carolina) C. sp. (91460)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) C. costata (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay C. sp. (195917 195928)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) C. costata (71640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) C. costata (57703)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) C. crucigera (160395)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) C. costata (41934 41935 41936 41940 92774 92775 92776)