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Durania

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Taxonomy
Durania was named by Douvillé (1908) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi K Maes-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Durania ehrenbergi.

It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Duraniidae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Radiolitidae by Vokes (1980) and Skelton (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Durania Douvillé
1980Durania Vokes p. 254
2002Durania Sepkoski
2010Durania Bouchet et al.
2013Durania Skelton

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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
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyRadiolitidaeGray 1848
genusDuraniaDouvillé 1908

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. †Durania Douvillé 1908
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†Durania acuticostata Caffau et al. 1995
†Durania californica Anderson 1958
†Durania cornupastoris Des Moulins 1826
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Invalid names: Biradiolites cornupastoris Des Moulins 1850 [synonym], Durania arnaudi Choffat 1891 [synonym]
†Durania gaensis Dacque 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 10:22:47
Modified: 2007-11-27 12:22:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (166 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (California) D. californica (86818)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France D. sp. (74200)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) D. californica (69609) D. sp. (44197 185734)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Turkey (Denizli) D. sp. (162800)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Romania D. connectens (163477)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Spain D. arnaudi (234634 234635 234636)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Mexico (San Luis Potosi) D. arnaudi (221317)
Senonian100.5 - 66.0Italy D. martellii (73473 73474) D. sp. (73475)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Late/Upper Albian99.6 - 99.6Spain D. sp. (3832)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (California) D. sp. (185727)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) D. sp. (7567)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Cuba D. sabinae, D. lopez-trigoi, D. ojanchalensis, D. nicholasi, D. aguilae (1374)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Somalia D. inornata (1399)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Turkey D. sp. (1397)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iran D. austinensis (87113)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman D. austinensis, D. sp. (1381) D. sp. (151616 151617 151619)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) D. ojanchalensis, D. nicholasi (1373)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico (San Luis Potosi) D. ojanchalensis (162718)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Peru D. sp. (1336)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (San Luis Potosi) D. ojanchalensis (91497)