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Taxonomy
Turtoniidae was named by Clark (1855). It is extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Veneridae by Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006); it was reranked as the subfamily Turtoniinae by Bouchet et al. (2010); it was reranked as the family Turtoniina by Carter et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Cyamiacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); to Veneroidea by Coan et al. (2000); to Cyamioidea by Nevesskaja (2009); to Veneridae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Meretricini by Carter et al. (2011).
It was synonymized subjectively with Veneridae by Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006); it was reranked as the subfamily Turtoniinae by Bouchet et al. (2010); it was reranked as the family Turtoniina by Carter et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Cyamiacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); to Veneroidea by Coan et al. (2000); to Cyamioidea by Nevesskaja (2009); to Veneridae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Meretricini by Carter et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1855 | Turtoniidae Clark |
| 1965 | Turtoniidae Newell p. 19 |
| 1980 | Turtoniidae Vokes p. 115 |
| 2000 | Turtoniidae Coan et al. p. 259 |
| 2009 | Turtoniidae Nevesskaja |
| 2010 | Turtoniinae Bouchet et al. |
| 2011 | Turtoniina Carter et al. p. 17 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary | USA (California) | Turtonia minuta (37936 37940) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Alaska) | Turtonia minuta (37632) | |
| Holocene | Greenland | Turtonia minuta (75217) |