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Clementiina

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Clementiinae was named by Frizzell (1936). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Clementiina by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Veneridae by Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982), Perrilliat (1992), Ward (1992), Perrilliat (1994), Pacaud and Le Renard (1995), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006) and Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Meretricini by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Clementiinae Frizzell
1980Clementiinae Vokes p. 174
1982Clementiinae Woodring p. 697
1992Clementiinae Perrilliat p. 16
1992Clementiinae Ward p. 102
1994Clementiinae Perrilliat p. 239
1995Clementiinae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 183
2006Clementiinae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 233
2010Clementiinae Bouchet et al.
2011Clementiina Carter et al. p. 17

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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
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyClementiina(Frizzell 1936)
subfamilyClementiina(Frizzell 1936)

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.

Subfm. Clementiina Frizzell 1936
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G. Clementia Gray 1847
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Subg. †Clementia (Clementia) Gray 1842
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†Clementia dariena vetula Woodring 1926
Invalid names: Clementia brasiliana Maury 1925 [synonym]
†Clementia conradiana Anderson 1905
†Clementia elongata Wiedey 1928
†Clementia fischeri Abrard 1942
†Clementia inequalis Wiedey 1928
G. †Psathura Deshayes 1858
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†Psathura fragilis Lamarck 1805
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 122.46000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (285 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Colombia Clementia ricordeana (221846)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (California) Venus pertenuis (193034)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Netherlands Antilles Clementia parinensis (88277)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Clementia deshayesi (8124) Clementia deshayesi, Psathura fragilis (8125)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) Clementia peruviana (60088 60089)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Clementia parinensis (88362 88364 88365 88366) Clementia parinensis, Clementia restinensis (88370) Clementia peruviana (52526 52527 52531 52536)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (55431)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia Clementia peruviana (42789)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Bolivar) Clementia vetula (3315)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Venezuela Clementia dariena (42791 42792 134866 134867)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (52523 55432 88359 88367 88391)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Puerto Rico Clementia rabelli (80189 80190 80191 80192 80193 80194)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (55433 55441)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan Clementia papyracea (77453) Venus protopapyracea (77158)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Ecuador (Guayas) Clementia peruviana (61201)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Venezuela (Falcon) Clementia dariena (61213)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru (Piura) Clementia peruviana (64559)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Colombia (La Guajira) Clementia peruviana (42770)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (California) Clementia pertenuis (72406 72407 72408 219727 219730 219733 219755)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru Clementia peruviana (42794)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Clementia pertenuis (52389 52394 52401 52402 52415 52416 52418) Venus pertenuis (11601)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Clementia dariena (42608 42628 42631 93039)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ecuador (Guayas) Clementia dariena (61061 61065)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru Clementia dariena (66141 66178 93748)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ecuador (Manabi) Clementia dariena (60769)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Clementia brasiliana (60984) Clementia dariena (65162 112580 112582 112590)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Clementia inoceriformis (59335)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Clementa pertenuis (238190) Clementia conradiana (196138) Clementia inequalis (220074) Clementia pertenuis (71215 71216 71218 71222 71223 71226 71228 91374 94866 203554 237907 237917 238137 238142 238143 238144 238163 238166 238178 238179 238180 238191 238214 238239 238241 238242 238248 238253 238259 238261)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Clementia papyracea (76574) Clementia protopapyracea (72084) Clementia sp., Clementia papyracea, Clementia protopapyracea (78641)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Clementia papyracea (77459) Venus papyracea (77172 77400 77432)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Tamaulipas) Clementia grayi (43071 43074)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Somalia Venus papyracea (78953 79079 79098)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru (Tumbes) Clementia dariena (58999 59001)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Iran Clementia papyracea (79067)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia Clementia papyracea (81717)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Clementia dariena (135496)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Clementia grayi (18579)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) Clementia dariena (179723)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Clementia dariena (156327 156691 156751 156752 156753 156754 160776 161892)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia Clementia sp. (47069 47073)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Clementia grayi (42424 42482 92502 92503)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Clementia dariena (43063 60144 60703 60705 60707 60708 60710)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Panama Clementia dariena (42615 42616 42617 42618 42619 49493)
Barstovian - Hemphillian16.3 - 4.9Mexico (Baja California Sur) Clementia conradiana (18731)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Clementia dariena (157830)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Hokkaido) Clementia iizukai (77918)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Mexico (Baja California) Clementia sp. (52183)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Clementia conradiana (237565 237573 237575)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) Clementia dariena (58454)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Mexico (Michoacan) Clementia dariena (66162 66163 66164 66166 76566)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Colombia (Atlantico) Clementia dariena (60678 60679)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Guayas) Clementia dariena (61086 61087 61093)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India Clementia papracea, Clementia protopapyracea (78614)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan Clementia japonica, Clementia sp. (70306 77742)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Somalia Venus papyracea (79076 79077)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (California) Clementia conradiana (44933 44937) Clementia elongata (220066) Clementia pertenuis (44940 44965 44982 44988) Clementia pertenuis, Clementia conradiana (44934)
Langhian - Messinian15.97 - 5.333USA (California) Clementia sp. (167649)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Clementia grayi (42692 42886 42891 43028 111204 136943)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Clementia inoceriformis (70846 70847) Clementia sp. (79107)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Clementia inoceriformis (70849 70853)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Clementia dariena (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Clementia dariena (52170 52172 52174 82119 82121 82124 82125 93145 93147 93150 134661) Clementia dariensis (82116 82126) Clementia sp. (136016 145523 145524)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Clementia sp. (136122)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Clementia dariena (142922) Clementia sp. (79783 79790 79985 79987)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela (Falcon) Clementia dariena (61024 61025 61029 135504)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6USA (Florida) Clementia inoceriformis (79965)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Clementia dariena (88305 88308 88316)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Clementia papyracea (70098 70099 70103)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Clementia dariena (61022 61031 61032)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Clementia dariena (81976)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation Clementia sakhalinense (70465)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan Venus papyracea (77133 77154)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Philippines Clementia papyracea (70138)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Iran Clementia papyracea (79065)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Clementia inoceriformis (51722 51727 59303 59304 59305 69032)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Clementia dariena (88296 88297 97682 97692 131219 131220)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Clementia brioniana (44423) Clementia pertenuis (44425)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Japan Clementia papyracea (161784)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Clementia sp. (75038)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan Clementia vatheleti (96674 96675)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Pakistan Venus papyracea (77398)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India Clementia papyracea (77658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Clementia papyracea (70123 84523)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Clementia papyracea (55398 55399 55400)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Philippines (Tayabas) Clementia papyracea (41529)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Clementia papyracea (45507)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Clementia solida (51886)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Clementia papyracea (72096)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Philippines (Panay) Clementia papyracea (41650)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Clementia dariena (134659 134676)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan (Kochi) Clementia papyracea (170023)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Clementia papyracea (101634)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Clementia papyracea (101415)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Pakistan Clementia papyracea (55401)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Clementia vatheleti (96969 97029)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Yemen Clementia papyracea (55372 55373)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Eritrea Clementia papyracea (101543)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Clementia papyracea (81094 81100)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Clementia papyracea (63351)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Clementia cumingi (96788) Clementia cumingi, Clementia fischeri (96787)