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Divaricellinae

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Divaricellinae was named by Gilbert (1967) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9246].

It was synonymized subjectively with Lucininae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Lucinidae by Cox et al. (1969), Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982), Dockery (1982) and Moore (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Divaricellinae Gilbert
1969Divaricellinae Cox et al. p. 506
1980Divaricellinae Vokes p. 104
1982Divaricellinae Dockery p. 60
1982Divaricellinae Woodring p. 624
1988Divaricellinae Moore p. D22

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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
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyDivaricellinaeGilbert 1967
subfamilyDivaricellinaeGilbert 1967

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.

Subfm. †Divaricellinae Gilbert 1967
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G. †Boeuvia Chavan 1948
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†Boeuvia ermenonvillensis d'Orbigny 1850
†Boeuvia pulchella Agassiz 1845
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Invalid names: Bourdotia bourdoti Cossmann 1882 [synonym]
G. †Bourdotia Dall 1901
G. Divalucina Iredale 1936
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Divalucina cumingi Adams and Angas 1863
G. †Eodivaricella Chavan 1951
G. Lucinella di Monterosato 1883
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Lucinella divaricata Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Lucina commutata Philippi 1836 [synonym]
G. †Paralucinella Chavan 1951
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†Paralucinella undulata Lamarck 1806
G. †Viaderella Chavan 1951
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Invalid names: Lucina pisum Philippi 1857 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 55.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aisne) Boeuvia subdivaricata (177669)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Divaricellinae indet. (3258)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Divaricella ermenonvillensis (3494)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria Divaricella ermenonvillensis (103760)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Paralucinella undulata (9073 9076 9077 9078 9098 9114 9128 9130 9131 9132 9133 9134 9135 9169 9171 9172 9173 9174 9175 9177 9179 9180 9181 9193 9266 9267 9268 9269)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium Paralucinella undulata (111366 111371)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bulgaria (Khaskovo) Divaricella ermenonvillensis (102399)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Essonne) Paralucinella undulata (9129 9270)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Austria Lucinella divaricata (77735)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany Lucinella divaricata (171410)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Divalucina cumingi (63432 63433 63434 63435 63437 63438 63439 63441 63443)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Loripes divaricata (84759)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Livorno) Lucinella divaricata (173663)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Loripes divaricata (84833)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Turkey Lucinella divaricata (78332 78333)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Lucinella divaricata (98199 98201 98205)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Divalucina cumingi (96708) Divalucina occidua (63207)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Lucinella divaricata (89618 128470)