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Pholadomya (Pholadomya) fidicula

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Taxonomy

Pholadomya fidicula was named by Sowerby (1826). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pholadomya (Pholadomya) fidicula by Aberhan (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. agrioensis, P. angustata, P. anterumbonis, P. aubri, P. bellona, P. coahuilensis, P. coloradoensis, P. cordata, P. deltoidea, P. foliacea, P. franciscae, P. hemicardia, P. intermedia, P. kamtschatica, P. kingi, P. leonensis, P. murchisoni, P. plagemani, P. plagemanii, P. plagemanni, P. weissi, P. cornueliana, P. constricta, P. uitoe, P. hudsoni, P. alpina, P. beaumontensis, P. oretiensis

Synonyms

Pholadomya acostae was named by Bayle and Coquand (1851).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pholadomya (Pholadomya) fidicula by Aberhan (2004).
Pholadomya attenuata was named by Hupe (1854).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pholadomya (Pholadomya) fidicula by Aberhan (2004).
Pholadomya abbreviata was named by Hupe (1854).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pholadomya (Pholadomya) fidicula by Aberhan (2004).
Lutraria lirata was named by Sowerby (1819).

It was replaced with Pholadomya (Pholadomya) fidicula by Aberhan (2004).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1819	Lutraria lirata Sowerby p. 47 figs. Pl 225, figs 1,2
1826	Pholadomya fidicula Sowerby
1851	Pholadomya acostae Bayle and Coquand p. 21 figs. Pl 7, figs 5,6
1854	Pholadomya attenuata Hupe p. 376 figs. Pl C6, fig 5
1854	Pholadomya abbreviata Hupe p. 377 figs. Pl C6, fig 4
2004	Pholadomya (Pholadomya) fidicula Aberhan p. 121 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-6

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Poromyata	Ridewood 1903
order	Pholadomyida	()
superfamily	Pholadomyoidea	King 1844
family	Pholadomyidae	King 1844
genus	Pholadomya	Sowerby 1823
subgenus	Pholadomya	Sowerby 1823
species	fidicula	(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.

†Pholadomya (Pholadomya) fidicula Sowerby 1826

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Invalid names: Lutraria lirata Sowerby 1819 [replaced], Pholadomya abbreviata Hupe 1854 [synonym], Pholadomya acostae Bayle and Coquand 1851 [synonym], Pholadomya attenuata Hupe 1854 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

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 Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Bathonian or 201.30000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (86 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Hettangian	201.3 - 199.3	Greenland	Pholadomya fidicula (162108)
Sinemurian	199.3 - 190.8	Mexico (Sonora)	Pholadomya fidicula (40176 40177)
Pliensbachian	190.8 - 182.7	Chile (Huasco)	Pholadomya fidicula (223783)
Pliensbachian	190.8 - 182.7	Chile	Pholadomya fidicula (7426 7427 7428 7429)
Pliensbachian	190.8 - 182.7	Greenland	Pholadomya fidicula (162088)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian	189.6 - 183.0	Chile	Pholadomya fidicula (35452 58543 95421)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian	189.6 - 183.0	Mexico (Sonora)	Pholadomya fidicula (115216)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian	189.6 - 183.0	Chile	Pholadomya fidicula (33654 33655 33658 33659 33660 33661 33662 33663 33883 33887 33888 33890 35435 95382)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian	189.6 - 183.0	Chile (Huasco)	Pholadomya fidicula (223785)
Early/Lower Toarcian	183.0 - 182.0	Portugal (Coimbra)	Pholadomya fidicula (211040)
Early/Lower Toarcian	183.0 - 182.0	Spain	Pholadomya fidicula (25617 25620 25777 25778 25780 25781 26400)
Early/Lower Toarcian	183.0 - 182.0	Spain (Teruel)	Pholadomya fidicula (211193 211209 211210)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian	183.0 - 175.6	Spain	Pholadomya fidicula (25773 51613)
Toarcian	182.7 - 174.1	Chile	Pholadomya fidicula (7431)
Toarcian	182.7 - 174.1	Greenland	Pholadomya fidicula (162291 162294)
Middle Toarcian	182.0 - 175.6	Chile	Pholadomya fidicula (34120 35447 35448 95393 95400 95407 95408 95429 95441)
Variabilis	182.0 - 175.6	Chile	Pholadomya fidicula (95075)
Late/Upper Toarcian	180.1 - 175.6	Chile	Pholadomya fidicula (33875 33876 33877 33879 33880 35446 58506 95390 95394 95397 95404 95436)
Early/Lower Aalenian	175.6 - 171.6	Chile	Pholadomya fidicula (95386 95389 95391 95395 95402 95663)
Late/Upper Aalenian	175.6 - 171.6	Chile (Atacama)	Pholadomya fidicula (221779 221796 221797 221802)
Opalinum	175.6 - 171.6	United Kingdom	Pholadomya fidicula (141362)
Opalinum	175.6 - 171.6	Germany	Pholadomya fidicula (228458)
Aalenian	174.1 - 170.3	Chile	Pholadomya fidicula (35451 58737 95425)
Aalenian	174.1 - 170.3	United Kingdom (Yorkshire)	Pholadomya fidicula (220494)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Chile (Coquimbo)	Pholadomya fidicula (221547)
Bajocian - Callovian	170.3 - 163.5	Chile (Coquimbo)	Pholadomya fidicula (221524)
Early/Lower Bathonian	167.7 - 164.7	Iran	Pholadomya fidicula (37563 37566)