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Clementia (Clementia) inoceriformis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus inoceriformis was named by Wagner (1839). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Clementia inoceriformis by Glenn (1904) and Ward (1992); it was recombined as Clementia (Clementia) inoceriformis by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Venus inoceriformis Wagner p. 51 figs. Plate I, Fig. 1
1904Clementia inoceriformis Glenn p. 315
1992Clementia inoceriformis Ward p. 102
2008Clementia (Clementia) inoceriformis Hendy et al.

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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
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyClementiina(Frizzell 1936)
genusClementiaGray 1847
subgenusClementiaGray 1842
speciesinoceriformis(Wagner 1839)

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.

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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 16:33:59
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:33:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 23.03000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Clementia inoceriformis (59335)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Clementia inoceriformis (70846 70847)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Clementia inoceriformis (70849 70853)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6USA (Florida) Clementia inoceriformis (79965)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Clementia inoceriformis (51722 51727 59303 59304 59305 69032)