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Clementiina

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Clementiinae was named by Frizzell (1936). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Clementiina by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Veneridae by Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982), Perrilliat (1992), Ward (1992), Perrilliat (1994), Pacaud and Le Renard (1995), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006) and Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Meretricini by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Clementiinae Frizzell
1980Clementiinae Vokes p. 174
1982Clementiinae Woodring p. 697
1992Clementiinae Perrilliat p. 16
1992Clementiinae Ward p. 102
1994Clementiinae Perrilliat p. 239
1995Clementiinae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 183
2006Clementiinae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 233
2010Clementiinae Bouchet et al.
2011Clementiina 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
subfamilyClementiina(Frizzell 1936)
subfamilyClementiina(Frizzell 1936)

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.

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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†Clementia dariena vetula Woodring 1926
Invalid names: Clementia brasiliana Maury 1925 [synonym]
†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
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 122.46000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (299 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Colombia Clementia ricordeana (221846)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (California) Venus pertenuis (193034)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Netherlands Antilles Clementia parinensis (88277)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Clementia deshayesi (8124) Clementia deshayesi, Psathura fragilis (8125)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) Clementia peruviana (60088 60089)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Clementia parinensis (88362 88364 88365 88366) Clementia parinensis, Clementia restinensis (88370) Clementia peruviana (52526 52527 52531 52536)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (55431)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia Clementia peruviana (42789)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Venezuela Clementia dariena (42791 42792 134866 134867)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Bolivar) Clementia vetula (3315)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (52523 55432 88359 88367 88391)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (55433 55441)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Puerto Rico Clementia rabelli (80189 80190 80191 80192 80193 80194)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan Clementia papyracea (77453) Venus protopapyracea (77158)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Ecuador (Guayas) Clementia peruviana (61201)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Venezuela (Falcon) Clementia dariena (61213)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (California) Clementia pertenuis (72406 72407 72408 219727 219730 219733 219755)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Puerto Rico Clementia dariena (93675 93694)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru Clementia peruviana (42794)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Panama Clementia dariena (93695)