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Gouldia (Gouldia)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Gouldia (Gouldia) was named by Adams (1847). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gouldia by Adams (1847), Marasti (1973), Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Subtaxa
Gouldia (Gouldia) minima, Gouldia (Gouldia) vetula
Species lacking formal opinion data
Gouldia metastriata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Gouldia (Gouldia) Adams
1973Gouldia (Gouldia) Marasti p. 109
1995Gouldia (Gouldia) Pacaud and Le Renard p. 183

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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
subfamilyGouldiinae(Stewart 1930)
genusGouldiaAdams 1847
subgenusGouldiaAdams 1847

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. Gouldia (Gouldia) Adams 1847
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†Gouldia (Gouldia) vetula Deshayes 1857
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 16:34:44
Modified: 2009-09-04 18:34:44
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 41.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (81 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Circe vetula (3494)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany Gouldia minima (171410)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Gouldia minima (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Gafrarium minima (72033)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Gouldia minima (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Gouldia minima (62899 62903 62932 62933 62934 62935 62953 62957 62959 62960 62961 62962 62964)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Gouldia minima (111599)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Belgium Gouldia minima (114830)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands Gouldia minima (186883)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Gouldia minima (61895 61896 61897 61898 61899 61900 61901 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 61907 62867 62879 62880 62881 62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62892)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Circe minima (70539) Gouldia minima (51689 51690 51691)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Austria (Vienna) Gouldia minima (174159)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Belgium Gouldia minima (77858)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria Gouldia minima (74647 74649 74650)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Gouldia minima (51687)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Gouldia minima (173165)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus Circe minima (34690 71885)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Gouldia minima (78437)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Gouldia minima (48092)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Morocco Gouldia minima (173163 173166 173167)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Italy Gouldia minima (207782)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) Gouldia minima (122994)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Circe minima (84755)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Gouldia minima (86801 86802)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Gouldia minima (76982)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Circe minima (84759 84764)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Gouldia minima (178117)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Gouldia minima (78312)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Gouldia minima (128324)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Turkey Gouldia minima (78332 78333)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Gouldia minima (128327)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Gouldia sp. (63317 63319 63320)