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Taxonomy
Venerella (Compsomyax) was named by Stewart (1930). It is extant. Its type is Clementia subdiaphana.
It was Katherinella (Compsomyax) by Woodring (1938); it was reranked as Compsomyax by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Katherinella by Woodring (1938); to Venerella by Weaver (1943); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was Katherinella (Compsomyax) by Woodring (1938); it was reranked as Compsomyax by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Katherinella by Woodring (1938); to Venerella by Weaver (1943); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
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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.
Subg. Venerella (Compsomyax) Stewart 1930
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†Compsomyax stewarti Clark and Durham 1946
Compsomyax subdiaphana Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Clementia obliqua Jukes-Brown 1913 [synonym]
Venerella (Compsomyax) gibbosus Gabb 1869
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 Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (65 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Eocene | Colombia (Sucre) | Compsomyax stewarti (42831) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (California) | Compsomyax sp. (167645) | |
| Langhian | Japan | Compsomyax iizukai (44958 44959) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (California) | Compsomyax subdiaphana (238420) | |
| Messinian | USA (California) | Compsomyax sp. (194869) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | USA (California) | Compsomyax subdiaphana (39334 39335 39389 39390 39404) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (California) | Compsomyax subdiaphana (97235 97236 97404) Marcia subdiaphana (208580) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (California) | Compsomyax subdiaphana (200403 200412 238421 238435 238436 238453 238455 238458 238459 238460 238606 239463 239465 239469 239470) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | Compsomyax subdiaphana (122752) Marcia subdiaphana (186031) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (California) | Compsomyax subdiaphana (238614) | |
| Gelasian | USA (California) | Compsomyax subdiaphana (189769 207644 207648 207650 207664 207665 207700 207724) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (California) | Compsomyax subdiaphana (38042 83787 168757 231899) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Clementia subdiaphana (96894) Compsomyax subdiaphana (71054 202973 223315) Marcia subdiaphana (222979 222992 222995) Venerella subdiaphana (202635 202636 202639 202640 202642 202643 202644 202645 202646 202647 202648) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Clementia subdiaphana (222646) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Compsomyax subdiaphana (59063) |