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Timoclea (Veremolpa)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Veremolpa was named by Iredale (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Timoclea (Veremolpa) by Galli (2013).

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Timoclea by Galli (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Veremolpa Iredale
2002Veremolpa Sepkoski
2013Timoclea (Veremolpa) Galli p. https://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmFamil

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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
subgenusVeremolpa(Iredale 1930)

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. Timoclea (Veremolpa) Iredale 1930
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia Veremolpa trigonalis (70102)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Toyama) Veremolpa minoensis (219252)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Veremolpa minuta (70169 70171 70175 70181 70183 70185)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Philippines (Panay) Veremolpa trigonalis (41649)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Philippines Veremolpa tartaroensis (70138)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Veremolpa micra (97111)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Philippines (Panay) Veremolpa gonzalesi (41664)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (South Australia) Timoclea kendricki (63379)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) Veremolpa bataviana (41651)