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Philobrya

Bivalvia - Arcida - Philobryidae

Taxonomy
Philobrya was named by Carpenter (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1112]. It is extant. Its type is Bryophila setosa.

It was assigned to Arcoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Philobryidae by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Vokes (1980), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Coan et al. (2000), Spencer et al. (2004), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonyms
  • Bryophila was named by Carpenter (1864) [HISTORY: Name preoccupied, replaced by Philobrya Cooper 1867 [Coan et al. 2000].]. It is extant. Its type is Bryophila setosa.

    It was replaced with Philobrya by Coan et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Bryophila Carpenter
1872Philobrya Carpenter
1931Philobrya Grant, IV and Gale p. 148
1980Philobrya Vokes p. 22
1998Philobrya Lamprell and Healy p. 70
2000Philobrya Coan et al. pp. 150, 151
2002Philobrya Sepkoski
2004Philobrya Spencer et al.
2010Philobrya Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyPhilobryoideaBernard 1897
familyPhilobryidaeBernard 1897
genusPhilobryaCarpenter 1872

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.

G. Philobrya Carpenter 1872
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Subg. Philobrya (Hochstetteria) Velain 1877
Philobrya modiolus Suter 1913
Philobrya setosa Carpenter 1864
Philobrya sublaevis Pelseneer 1903
Invalid names: Bryophila Carpenter 1864 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-18 16:58:42
Modified: 2009-09-21 16:02:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Otaian to the top of the Holocene or 21.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 18.7 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) Hochstetteria n. sp., Hochstetteria dupliradiata, Hochstetteria zearanea (84915)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Hochstetteria awamoana (67897)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Antarctica P. sublaevis (48425 48426 48431 48434)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) P. setosa (201624)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) P. setosa (138723 202969 202970 222663 223037)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) P. setosa (160361)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina P. sublaevis (71601 71603)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antarctica P. subaevis (215322)