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Pholadomya gigantea

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Pholas giganteus Sowerby
1940Pholadomya gigantea Imlay p. 155 figs. Pl 18, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyPholadomyoideaKing 1844
familyPholadomyidaeKing 1844
genusPholadomyaSowerby 1823
speciesgigantea(Sowerby 1836)

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.

Pholadomya gigantea Sowerby 1836
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Measurements
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Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:13
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:18:40
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Cenomanian or 150.80000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Chile Pholadomya gigantea (57144 57148)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian150.8 - 139.8Argentina (Neuquén) Pholadomya gigantea (135627)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Chile Pholadomya gigantea (57145)
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Chile (Coquimbo) Pholadomya gigantea (221666)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Argentina Pholadomya gigantea (44679)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Italy (Sardinia) Pholadomya gigantea (2088)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Chile (Coquimbo) Pholadomya gigantea (221558 221559)
Valanginian - Hauterivian139.8 - 129.4Tanzania Pholadomya gigantea (79024 79258 79263)
Valanginian - Hauterivian139.8 - 129.4Chile (Coquimbo) Pholadomya gigantea (221557)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquen) Pholadomya gigantea (47202)
Hauterivian - Valanginian132.9 - 132.9Italy (Sardinia) Pholadomya gigantea (2089)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Mexico (Coahuila) Pholadomya gigantea (2145 2147 2148)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Chile (Coquimbo) Pholadomya gigantea (222462)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Pholadomya gigantea (1747)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico Pholadomya gigantea (69900)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Chile (Ovalle) Pholadomya gigantea (222423)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Arab Emirates Pholadomya gigantea (3790 3791)