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Polymesoda subarata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae

Taxonomy
Cytherea subarata was named by Bronn (1837). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Polymesoda subarata by Marquet et al. (2008).

Subspecies
P. convexa
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Cyrena floridana, P. brogniarti, P. dejaeri, P. nicaraguana, P. tenuis

Synonyms
  • Cyrena semistriata was named by Deshayes (1831). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Corbicula semistriata by Albrecht and Valk (1943); it was synonymized subjectively with Polymesoda subarata by Marquet et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Cyrena semistriata Deshayes
1837Cytherea subarata Bronn
1943Corbicula semistriata Albrecht and Valk p. 126
2008Polymesoda subarata Marquet et al. p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyCorbiculoideaGray 1847
familyCorbiculidaeGray 1847
genusPolymesodaRafinesque 1828
speciessubarata(Bronn 1837)

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.

†Polymesoda subarata Bronn 1837
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†Polymesoda subarata convexa Brongniart 1822
Invalid names: Corbicula semistriata Deshayes 1831 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:36:46
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:36:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Aquitanian or 37.20000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Cyrena semistriata (40102 40105 40267 40268 40271 40919 40920 40921 40925 40927 40928 40930)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Polymesoda convexa (9180 9181 9183)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium Polymesoda subarata (111366 111367 111368 111371 111373)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Essonne) Polymesoda convexa (9270)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Germany (Rheinland Pfalz) Polymesoda convexa (37967 37979 37980 37981)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Hungary Polymesoda convexa (8338)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Austria (Lower Austria) Polymesoda subarata (55244)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Polymesoda convexa (8211)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Austria Polymesoda subarata (77734)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Greece Polymesoda subarata (172003)