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Compsomyax subdiaphana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Clementia subdiaphana was named by Carpenter (1864). It is extant. It is the type species of Compsomyax.

It was recombined as Callista subdiaphana by Arnold (1903); it was recombined as Marcia subdiaphana by Moody (1916); it was recombined as Venerella (Compsomyax) subdiaphana by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Compsomyax subdiaphana by Woodring and Bramlette (1950), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012) and Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
  • Clementia obliqua was named by Jukes-Brown (1913). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Venerella (Compsomyax) subdiaphana by Stewart (1930).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Clementia subdiaphana Carpenter
1903Callista subdiaphana Arnold pp. 144-145
1913Clementia obliqua Jukes-Brown pp. 80, 183 figs. pl. 1, fig. 1-2
1916Marcia subdiaphana Moody p. 45
1930Venerella (Compsomyax) subdiaphana Stewart pp. 224- 225 figs. Plate 14, fig. 6
1950Compsomyax subdiaphana Woodring and Bramlette
2012Compsomyax subdiaphana Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 377
2021Compsomyax subdiaphana Hendy

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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
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusCompsomyaxCossmann 1886
speciessubdiaphana(Carpenter 1864)

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.

Compsomyax subdiaphana Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Clementia obliqua Jukes-Brown 1913 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6USA (California) Compsomyax subdiaphana (39334 39335 39389 39390 39404)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Compsomyax subdiaphana (97235 97236 97404)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Compsomyax subdiaphana (200403 200412)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Marcia subdiaphana (186031)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Compsomyax subdiaphana (189769 207644 207648 207650 207664 207665 207700 207724)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Compsomyax subdiaphana (38042 83787 168757 231899)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Clementia subdiaphana (96894) Compsomyax subdiaphana (71054 202973 223315) Marcia subdiaphana (222979 222992 222995) Venerella subdiaphana (202635 202636 202639 202640 202642 202643 202644 202645 202646 202647 202648)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Clementia subdiaphana (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Compsomyax subdiaphana (59063)