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Timoclea imbricata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Astarte imbricata was named by Sowerby (1826). It is extant.

It was recombined as Venus imbricata by Wood (1850); it was recombined as Timoclea imbricata by Huber (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Astarte imbricata Sowerby figs. pl. 521, fig. 1
1850Venus imbricata Wood p. 213
2010Timoclea imbricata Huber

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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
genusTimocleaBrown 1827
speciesimbricata(Sowerby 1826)

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.

Timoclea imbricata Sowerby 1826
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-04 16:40:03
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:40:03
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Venus imbricata (84763 84795)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Venus imbricata (78263)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Venus imbricata (84759 84764)