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Pholadomya

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Taxonomy
Pholadomya was named by Sowerby (1823) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn R Sepkoski's reference number: 94]. It is extant. Its type is Pholadomya candida.

It was assigned to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pholadomyidae by Nagao (1928), Russell and Landes (1937), Eames (1951), Ronchetti (1970), Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982), Squires (1987), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999), Aberhan (2004), Scholz et al. (2008), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species
P. (Bucardiomya) (syn. Bureiamya), P. (Pholadomya), P. (Triplicosta), P. acuminata, P. adversa, P. albertensis, P. altumbonata, P. aubryi, P. borealis, P. candida (type species), P. cardissoides, P. carinata, P. claibornensis, P. clementina, P. collombi, P. connectans, P. corbuloides, P. cuneiformis, P. cupressensis, P. decussata, P. diegoensis, P. distorta, P. elongata, P. esmarcki, P. esmarki, P. falconensis, P. gigantea, P. granulifera, P. gronlandica, P. harrigani, P. hians, P. hulenana, P. inaequiplicata, P. incurvata, P. kernensis, P. laeviuscula, P. lagenalis, P. lirata, P. lorica, P. margaritata, P. marylandica, P. mclearni, P. miocenica, P. mori, P. munita, P. murrayensis, P. nasuta, P. nevadana, P. nitanae, P. nonaimensis, P. occidentalis, P. orbiculata, P. oregonensis, P. orientalis, P. ovalis, P. parahybensis, P. paucicosta, P. pedernalis, P. percarinata, P. phaseolus, P. pleuromyaeformis, P. puschi, P. qinghaiensis, P. quenstedti, P. ragazzii, P. rigacci, P. russelli, P. sanctaecrucis, P. sonorensis, P. stefaninii, P. subelongata (syn. P. brewerii, P. royana), P. sublirata, P. subventricosa, P. valangiensis, P. vasellii, P. vaticana, P. vignesi (syn. P. fontannesi), P. walli
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. agrioensis, P. alpina, P. angustata, P. anterumbonis, P. aubri, P. beaumontensis, P. bellona, P. coahuilensis, P. coloradoensis, P. constricta, P. cordata, P. cornueliana, P. deltoidea, P. foliacea, P. franciscae, P. hemicardia, P. hudsoni, P. intermedia, P. kamtschatica, P. kingi, P. leonensis, P. murchisoni, P. oretiensis, P. plagemani, P. plagemanii, P. plagemanni, P. uitoe, P. weissi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Pholadomya Sowerby
1928Pholadomya Nagao p. 47
1937Pholadomya Russell and Landes p. 151
1951Pholadomya Eames p. 450
1970Pholadomya Ronchetti p. 67
1980Pholadomya Vokes p. 205
1982Pholadomya Woodring p. 720
1987Pholadomya Squires p. 71
1992Pholadomya Squires and Demetrion p. 42
1999Pholadomya Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 43
2002Pholadomya Sepkoski
2004Pholadomya Aberhan p. 119
2008Pholadomya Scholz et al.
2010Pholadomya Bouchet et al.
2014Pholadomya Ros-Franch 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
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyPholadomyoideaKing 1844
familyPholadomyidaeKing 1844
genusPholadomyaSowerby 1823

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. Pholadomya Sowerby 1823
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Subg. †Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) Rollier 1912
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†Bucardiomya mounti Zinsmeister 1978
Invalid names: Bureiamya Voronetz 1938 [synonym]
Subg. Pholadomya (Pholadomya) Sowerby 1823
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†Pholadomya (Pholadomya) corrugata Koch and Dunker 1837
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Invalid names: Pholadomya andina Moricke 1894 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Lutraria lirata Sowerby 1819 [replaced], Pholadomya abbreviata Hupe 1854 [synonym], Pholadomya acostae Bayle and Coquand 1851 [synonym], Pholadomya attenuata Hupe 1854 [synonym]
†Pholadomya (Pholadomya) idea d'Orbigny 1850
Subg. †Pholadomya (Triplicosta) Cooper 1896
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†Pholadomya acuminata Hartmann 1830
†Pholadomya adversa Riedel 1932
†Pholadomya albertensis Warren 1933
†Pholadomya altumbonata Anderson 1938
†Pholadomya aubryi Douville 1886
†Pholadomya borealis Warren 1947
Pholadomya candida Sowerby 1823
†Pholadomya cardissoides Agassiz 1842
†Pholadomya carinata Goldfuss 1838
†Pholadomya claibornensis Aldrich 1886
†Pholadomya clementina Anderson 1938
†Pholadomya collombi Coquand 1866
†Pholadomya connectans Forbes 1846
†Pholadomya corbuloides Deshayes 1864
†Pholadomya cuneiformis Futterer 1897
†Pholadomya cupressensis Russell and Landes 1937
†Pholadomya decussata Mantell 1822
†Pholadomya diegoensis Anderson 1958
†Pholadomya distorta Anderson 1938
†Pholadomya elongata Münster 1840
†Pholadomya esmarcki Nilsson 1827
†Pholadomya esmarki Nilsson 1827
†Pholadomya falconensis Hodson and Hodson 1927
†Pholadomya gigantea Sowerby 1836
†Pholadomya granulifera Blanford 1870
†Pholadomya gronlandica Lundgren 1895
†Pholadomya harrigani Hall and Ambrose 1916
†Pholadomya hians Riedel 1933
†Pholadomya hulenana Anderson 1938
†Pholadomya inaequiplicata Stanton 1899
†Pholadomya incurvata Riedel 1933
†Pholadomya kernensis Wiedey 1928
†Pholadomya laeviuscula Agassiz 1842
†Pholadomya lagenalis Schafhaeutl 1852
†Pholadomya lirata Sowerby 1818
†Pholadomya lorica Stoppani 1857
†Pholadomya margaritata Stoppani 1857
†Pholadomya marylandica Conrad 1842
†Pholadomya mclearni Russell and Landes 1937
†Pholadomya miocenica Ponzi 1876
†Pholadomya mori Stoppani 1865
†Pholadomya munita Stoppani 1857
†Pholadomya murrayensis Hanna 1927
†Pholadomya nasuta Gabb 1864
†Pholadomya nevadana Gabb 1870
†Pholadomya nitanae McLearn 1929
†Pholadomya nonaimensis Reagan 1924
†Pholadomya orbiculata Gabb 1864
†Pholadomya orientalis Douvillé 1916
†Pholadomya ovalis Sowerby 1819
†Pholadomya paucicosta Roemer 1836
†Pholadomya pedernalis Roemer 1852
†Pholadomya percarinata Gillieron 1886
†Pholadomya phaseolus Stoppani 1857
†Pholadomya puschi Goldfuss 1840
†Pholadomya quenstedti Stoppani 1857
†Pholadomya ragazzii Pantanelli 1888
†Pholadomya rigacci Ponzi 1876
†Pholadomya russelli Anderson 1938
†Pholadomya sanctaecrucis Pictet and Campiche 1865
†Pholadomya sonorensis Gabb 1869
†Pholadomya stefaninii Jaboli 1959
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Invalid names: Pholadomya brewerii Gabb 1864 [synonym], Pholadomya royana Whiteaves 1879 [synonym]
†Pholadomya sublirata Blanford 1870
†Pholadomya subventricosa Meek and Hayden 1858
†Pholadomya valangiensis Pictet and Campiche 1864
†Pholadomya vasellii Monari 1994
†Pholadomya vaticana Ponzi 1876
†Pholadomya vignesi Lartet 1877
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Invalid names: Pholadomya fontannesi Choffat 1886 [synonym]
†Pholadomya walli Maury 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height2541.222.958.042.810.2
valve height445.328.575.345.421.2

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:13
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:18:40
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Spathian to the top of the Piacenzian or 251.30000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 247.2 Ma

Collections (1373 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Hungary P. sp. (177441)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen P. franciscae (212183 212791)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation Bureiamya dubia (69431)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) P. nevadana (33202)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Russian Federation Bureiamya dubia (69407)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Brescia) Cardita munita (204949)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Hungary (Veszprém) Palaeocardita munita (200771)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Cardita munita (38129) Cardita munita, P. lagenalis, P. margaritata, Cardita lorica (38083)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany P. lagenalis (173617)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria P. sp. (27941 27968 28105 28528 28600)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Russian Federation Bureiamya dubia (69411)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Cardita munita, Cardita lorica (204950) Cardium phaseolus, Cardita quenstedti (204937) Palaeocardita munita (38167) Palaeocardita munita, P. margaritata (38168) P. lagenalis (204921) P. mori (204975)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Argentina (Mendoza) P. ambigua (132717 132720)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Coquimbo) P. sp. (222005)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Huasco) P. sp. (223284)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Vietnam (South Viet-Nam) P. fontainei (37217)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Atacama) P. sp. (221815)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7USA (Alaska) P. sp. (5492)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7United Kingdom (Somerset) P. glabra (198904)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (53546)