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Meretricini

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Meretricini was named by Gray (1847). It is extant.

It was assigned to Meretricinae by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Meretricini Gray
2011Meretricini Carter et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847

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.

Tr. Meretricini Gray 1847
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Subfm. Clementiina Frizzell 1936
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G. Clementia Gray 1847
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Subg. †Clementia (Clementia) Gray 1842
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Invalid names: Clementia brasiliana Maury 1925 [synonym]
†Clementia dariena vetula Woodring 1926
†Clementia conradiana Anderson 1905
†Clementia elongata Wiedey 1928
†Clementia fischeri Abrard 1942
†Clementia inequalis Wiedey 1928
G. †Psathura Deshayes 1858
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†Psathura fragilis Lamarck 1805
Subfm. Cyclinina Frizzell 1936
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Subg. †Cyclina (Cyclinorbis) Makiyama 1926
†Cyclina compressa Nagao 1928
†Cyclina lunulata Makiyama 1926
†Cyclina nodai Nagao 1928
G. Cyclinella Dall 1902
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†Cyclinella beteyensis Olsson 1922
†Cyclinella cyclica Guppy 1866
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Invalid names: Cyclinella gatunensis Dall 1903 [synonym], Cyclinella venezuelana Hodson 1927 [synonym]
†Cyclinella elevata Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Meretrix ovalis Gabb 1864 [synonym]
†Cyclinella falconensis Hodson et al. 1927
†Cyclinella galera Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Cyclinella harrisi Palmer 1927
Cyclinella jadisi Olsson 1961
Cyclinella tenuis Récluz 1852
G. †Cyprimeria Conrad 1864
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†Cyprimeria discus Matheron 1843
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Invalid names: Lucina geinitzii Mueller 1850 [synonym]
†Cyprimeria moorei Popenoe 1937
G. †Luciploma Olsson 1942
Subfm. Gemmina Dall 1902
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G. Parastarte Conrad 1862
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†Parastarte antillensis Woodring 1925
†Parastarte psila Woodring 1982
G. †Plesiastarte Fischer 1887
G. †Rohini
Fm. Petricolina Deshayes 1839
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G. Choristodon Jonas 1844
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Choristodon robustus Sowerby 1834
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Invalid names: Choristodon typicum Jonas 1844 [synonym], Petricola anchoreta Folin 1867 [synonym], Petricola bulbosa Gould` 1851 [synonym], Petricola buwaldi Clark 1915 [synonym], Petricola riocanensis Maury 1917 [synonym], Petricola sinuosa Conrad 1849 [synonym], Petricola venusta Folin 1867 [synonym]
G. Lajonkairia Deshayes 1854
G. Mysia Lamarck 1818
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†Mysia irradiata Cossmann 1887
†Mysia morleti Cossmann 1887
Mysia pellucida Tate 1891
†Mysia segregata Cossmann 1887
Invalid names: Lucinopsis Forbes and Hanley 1848 [objective synonym]
G. Petricola Lamarck 1801
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Subg. Petricola (Petricola) Lamarck 1801
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Invalid names: Petricola pedroana Conrad 1855 [synonym], Saxicava abrupta Conrad 1855 [synonym]
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Petricola (Petricolaria) parallela Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
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Invalid names: Petricolaria lata Dall 1894 [synonym]
Petricola californiensis Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
†Petricola claibornensis Harris 1919
Petricola dactylus Sowerby 1823
Petricola gracilis Deshayes 1853
Petricola gracilis parallela Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
†Petricola harrisii Dall 1898
Petricola lapicida Gmelin 1792
†Petricola millestriata Brown and Pilsbry 1913
Petricola olssoni Bernard 1983
†Petricola pectorosa Conrad 1834
Petricola rugosa Sowerby 1834
†Petricola tellimyalis Carpenter 1864
G. †Pleiorytis Conrad 1862
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†Pleiorytis caroniana Maury 1925
†Pleiorytis orthra Woodring 1982
†Pleiorytis ovata Conrad 1862
†Pleiorytis striata Conrad 1833
G. Rupellaria Fleuriau de Bellevue 1802
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Rupellaria lithophaga Retzius 1786
G. †Velargilla Iredale 1931
Subfm. Samarangiina Keen 1969
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G. Samarangia Dall 1902
Fm. Turtoniina Clark 1855
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Turtonia minuta Fabricius 1780
Invalid names: Meretricina Gray 1847 [empty], Sunettina Stoliczka 1870 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Holocene or 180.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 170.3 Ma

Collections (852 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian180.1 - 170.3France Lucinopsis trigonalis (51501)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Cyprimeria parva (212047) Cyprimeria sp. (212048)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Colombia Clementia ricordeana (221846)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) Cyprimeria washitaensis (37561)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) Cyprimeria texana (88635 88636 88637)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Cyprimeria kiowana (1994 2009 2010 2011 2012 2017 2018 2023 2037 2056)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland Petricola meriani, Petricola escheri (2167)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France Cyprimeria vibrayeana (58885)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Cyprimeria venoperana (66779)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Cyprimeria patella (4647 4648 6593 6594 6595 6596 6598 6599 6600 6601 6603 6604 6608 6611 6615 6637 6639 6646)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (California) Venus pertenuis (193034)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) Cyprimeria cyprimeriformis (54155)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Cyclina sp. (150611)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Cyprimeria moorei (44212)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Minnesota) Tapes cyprimeriformis (1987 1989)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Mexico) Cyprimeria sp. (200337)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Cyprimeria moorei (215284 220931)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) Cyprimeria cyprimeriformis (53504 53511 56073)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Belgium (Namur) Cyprimeria discus (51518)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Cyprimeria depressa (5191 5193) Cyprimeria sp. (5165)