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Psammobiidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Psammobiidae Fleming
1852Azoridae Leach
1904Psammobiidae Glenn p. 291
1931Psammobiidae Olsson p. 65
1980Psammobiidae Vokes p. 147
1984Psammobiidae Squires p. 50
1987Psammobiidae Squires p. 68
2000Psammobiidae Coan et al. p. 259
2005Psammobiidae Rosenberg
2006Psammobiidae Rosenberg et al.
2009Psammobiidae Nevesskaja
2010Psammobiidae Bouchet et al.
2011Psammobiidae Carter et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyPsammobiidaeFleming 1828
familyPsammobiidaeFleming 1828

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.

Fm. Psammobiidae Fleming 1828
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Subfm. Capsinae Stoliczka 1870
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G. Capsa Bruguière 1797
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†Capsa minima Deshayes 1857
G. Gari Schumacher 1817
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Subg. Gari (Gari) Schumacher 1817
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Gari (Gari) pallida Deshayes 1855
Gari (Gari) vulgaris Schumacher 1817
Subg. †Gari (Garum)
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†Gari (Garum) dutemplis Deshayes 1857
†Gari (Garum) rudis Lamarck 1806
†Garum consobrinum Deshayes 1857
†Garum sinuosum Traub 1938
Subg. Gari (Gobraeus) Brown 1844
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†Gari (Gobraeus) columbiana Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922
†Gari (Gobraeus) cowlitzensis Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922
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Invalid names: Gari edentula Gabb 1869 [synonym]
†Gari (Gobraeus) listrota Woodring 1982
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†Gari (Gobraeus) loustauae Cossmann 1906
Gari (Gobraeus) maxima Deshayes 1855
†Gari (Gobraeus) texta Gabb 1864
Subg. †Gari (Grammatomya) Dall 1828
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†Gari (Psammobia) patagonica Philippi 1887
†Psammobia auriformis von Koenen 1897
†Psammobia bervillei Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia burmeisteri Ihering 1907
†Psammobia caillati Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia cerasia Dall 1916
†Psammobia cuisensis Cossmann 1883
†Psammobia cylindrica Dickerson 1914
†Psammobia debilis Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia donacilla Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia eborea Conrad 1833
Psammobia ferroensis Chemnitz 1782
†Psammobia filosa Conrad 1833
†Psammobia gubernatoria Glenn 1904
†Psammobia inaequilateralis Cossmann 1882
†Psammobia inconspicua Forbes 1846
†Psammobia jonesi Hislop 1859
†Psammobia kingi Noetling 1901
†Psammobia lamarckii Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia lintea Conrad 1848
†Psammobia neglecta Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia obscura White 1889
†Psammobia papyria Conrad 1848
†Psammobia plana Deshayes 1860
†Psammobia spathula Deshayes 1857
Psammobia tellinella Lamarck 1818
†Psammobia tenuicula Deshayes 1857
†Psammobia vaudini Deshayes 1857
Psammobia vespertina Chemnitz 1782
Subg. Gari (Psammocola) Blainville 1824
†Gari aequalis Tate 1885
†Gari brouwersae Marincovich, Jr. 1993
†Gari maculosa Lamarck 1818
†Gari martini Dickerson 1917
†Gari olequahensis Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922
†Gari squamosa Lamarck 1818
†Gari weinkauffi Crosse 1864
Invalid names: Capsella Deshayes 1855 [synonym]
G. Heterodonax Morch 1853
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G. Nuttallia Dall 1900
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Nuttallia alata Gabb 1866
†Nuttallia howardi Dickerson 1915
Nuttallia nuttallii Conrad 1837
†Nuttallia salina Roth and Guruswami-Naidu 1978
†Nuttallia toulai Hertlein and Jordan 1927
Invalid names: Hainania Scarlato 1965 [synonym]
Subfm. †Psammobiinae Fleming 1828
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G. Asaphis Modeer 1793
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†Asaphis centenaria Conrad 1833
Asaphis deflorata Linnaeus 1758
†Asaphis delicatus Weisbord 1929
†Asaphis undulata Gabb 1864
†Asaphis violascens Forsskål 1775
G. †Heteroglypta Martens 1880
G. †Liodonax
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†Macrosolen cyclopeus Brongniart 1823
G. Psammotella Herrmannsen 1852
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Psammotella bertini Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
Psammotella cruenta Lightfoot 1786
Subfm. †Sanguinolariinae Grant 1931
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G. Psammotellina Fischer 1887
G. Soletellina Blainville 1824 [sunset shell]
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G. †Sinopsammobia Li et al. 1982
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†Sinopsammobia ovalis Li et al. 1982
Invalid names: Azoridae Leach 1852 [synonym], Garinae Stoliczka 1870 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, DS according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-09 13:32:59
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:32:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Holocene or 150.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 145.0 Ma

Collections (407 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Poitou-Charentes) Psammobia tellinoides (164377)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5China (Heilongjiang) Sinopsammobia ovalis (201155)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Switzerland Psammobia valangiensis, Psammobia escheri (2225)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Switzerland Psammobia valangiensis (2240)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Switzerland Psammobia gillieroni (2201) Psammobia gillieroni, Psammobia intermedia (2198)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0France Psammobia intermedia (2195)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0New Zealand Gari sp. (83426 83427)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Heilongjiang) Sinopsammobia ovalis (59663 59665)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland Psammobia gilleroni (2229) Psammobia studeri (2233)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland Psammobia studeri (2175)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Cameroon Psammobia auriformis (209694)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Hungary Psammobia suessi, Psammobia impar (74809)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland Gari debilis (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alaska) Gari brouwersae (64414)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Southland) Gari sp. (50213)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Gari duponti (3118) Gobraeus dejaeri (26879)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (California) Psammobia hornii (193035)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 58.7United Kingdom (England) Gari sp. (8085)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Garum conbrinum, Garum sinuosum (84335)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Germany Gari duponti (3114)