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Liocyma fluctuosa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus fluctuosa was named by Gould (1841) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Recent; Arctic Ocean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Liocyma fluctuosa by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Venus fluctuosa Gould
2008Liocyma fluctuosa 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
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)
genusLiocymaDall 1870
speciesfluctuosa(Gould 1841)

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.

Liocyma fluctuosa Gould 1841
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Russian Federation Liocyma fluctuosa (49980)
Rupelian - Aquitanian33.9 - 20.44Russian Federation Liocyma fluctuosa (50079)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation Liocyma fluctuosa (50041)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation Liocyma fluctuosa (70448)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608USA (Alaska) Liocyma fluctuosa (37642 37660 37667)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Russian Federation Liocyma fluctuosa (50141)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation Liocyma fluctuosa (50037 50038)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Liocyma fluctuosa (70562)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation Liocyma fluctuosa (49978)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation Liocyma fluctuosa (70566)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Russian Federation Liocyma fluctuosa (50042)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation Liocyma fluctuosa (49976 70469 70471)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Liocyma fluctuosa (75526)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Liocyma fluctuosa (37632)