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Penicillus

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Clavagellidae

Taxonomy
Penicillus was named by Bruguière (1789) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Clavagellidae by Cox et al. (1969); to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Penicillinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Penicillus Bruguière
1969Penicillus Cox et al. p. 858
2002Penicillus Sepkoski
2010Penicillus Bouchet et al.

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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
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyClavagelloidea(d'Orbigny 1844)
familyClavagellidaed'Orbigny 1843
genusPenicillusBruguière 1789

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. Penicillus Bruguière 1789
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Subg. Penicillus (Foegia) Gray 1847
Subg. †Penicillus (Penicillus) Bruguière 1789
Subg. †Penicillus (Pseudobrechites) Magne 1941
Subg. Penicillus (Warnea) Gray 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.60800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) P. sp. (42339 42388)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan P. ramosus (96945)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Puerto Rico P. sp. (165252)