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Clausinella fasciata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Pectunculus fasciatus was named by da Costa (1778). It is extant.

It was recombined as Venus fasciata by Wood (1850); it was recombined as Clausinella fasciata by Howson (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Pectunculus fasciatus da Costa p. 188 figs. pl. 13, fig. 3
1850Venus fasciata Wood p. 211
1997Clausinella fasciata Howson

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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
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusClausinellaGray 1851
speciesfasciata(da Costa 1778)

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.

Clausinella fasciata da Costa 1778
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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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Clausinella fasciata (178108)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus Venus fasciata (71902)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Clausinella fasciata (207783)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Venus fasciata (84759 84764 84819)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain Venus fasciata (128383)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Venus fasciata (98041)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Clausinella fasciata (78312)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Venus fasciata (84833)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Venus fasciata (178118)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Venus fasciata (127596)