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Gouldia (Gouldia) vetula

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Cytherea vetula was named by Deshayes (1857) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Circe vetula by Morellet and Morellet (1944); it was recombined as Gouldia (Gouldia) vetula by Le Renard and Pacaud (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Cytherea vetula Deshayes p. 476 figs. pl. 31, fig. 22-24
1944Circe vetula Morellet and Morellet
1995Gouldia (Gouldia) vetula Le Renard and Pacaud p. 72

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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
speciesvetula()

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.

Gouldia (Gouldia) vetula Deshayes 1857
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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 16:34:44
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: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Circe vetula (3494)