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Timoclea ovata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus ovata was named by Pennant (1777). It is extant.

It was recombined as Timoclea ovata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. subspadicea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1777Venus ovata Pennant p. 206 figs. pl. 59, fig. 3
1850Venus ovata Wood p. 213
2008Timoclea ovata Hendy et al.

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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
speciesovata(Pennant 1777)

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 ovata Pennant 1777
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Gelasian or 23.03000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Timoclea ovata (74865)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany Timoclea ovata (171410)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Timoclea ovata (178108 178110)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Timoclea ovata (60291 60312)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Timoclea ovata (77869)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus Venus ovata (34690 71883 71895 71905)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Morocco Timoclea ovata (173166)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Timoclea ovata (168730 207784)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) Timoclea ovata (122994)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy Timoclea ovata (78335)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Timoclea ovata (86801 86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Timoclea ovata (55827) Venus ovata (84755 84763)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Timoclea ovata (59003)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Venus ovata (84759)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Timoclea ovata (178117)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Timoclea ovata (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium Timoclea ovata (86807)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Venus ovata (97962 97963 97964 97965 97966 97967 97968 97969)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Timoclea ovata (78312)