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Diplodonta (Timothynus)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Timothynus Harris and Palmer
1980Timothynus Vokes p. 108
1982Timothynus Dockery p. 61
1992Timothynus Ward p. 80
2001Timothynus Todd
2002Timothynus Sepkoski
2012Diplodonta (Timothynus) Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 746

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
subgenusTimothynus(Harris and Palmer 1946)

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.

Subg. Diplodonta (Timothynus) Harris and Palmer 1946
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Diplodonta (Timothynus) inezensis Hertlein and Strong 1947
Timothynus bulla Conrad 1865
Timothynus capuloides Gabb 1873
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Invalid names: Diplodonta (Diplodonta) walli Woodring 1925 [synonym]
Timothynus subvexa Conrad 1833
Timothynus turgida Conrad 1848
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IA, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 14:04:53
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:04:53
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 41.30000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Timothynus bulla (1285 1422 1423 1425 1429 1431)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Timothynus anterproductus (92372 98648 98936 98940 98945) Timothynus bulla (98688 98950)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Timothynus anterproductus (92175) Timothynus bulla (90471 90643 91097 164232) Timothynus deflatus (90704)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Timothynus anteproductus (205410) Timothynus anterproductus (90886 91839 91895 92206 98808)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Arkansas) Timothynus bulla (91085)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Loripes turgida (84137) Timothynus turgida (5788 5805 5944 5947 6002 6005)
Early/Lower Miocene - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Timothynus subvexa (173047)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Timothynus subvexa (55517)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Timothynus subvexa (60376 70844)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Diplodonta capuloides (58817)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Diplodonta walli (58522)