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Sphenia luticola

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Corbula luticola was named by Valenciennes (1846).

It was recombined as Sphenia luticola by Hertlein and Grant (1972), Addicott and Galehouse (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Corbula luticola Valenciennes figs. pi. 24, figs. 6, 6a
1972Sphenia luticola Hertlein and Grant p. 321 figs. Plate 56, Figures 21, 22
1973Sphenia luticola Addicott and Galehouse pp. 510, 511

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusSpheniaTurton 1822
speciesluticola(Valenciennes 1846)

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.

Sphenia luticola Valenciennes 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:15:42
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:15:42
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Sphenia luticola (211317)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Sphenia luticola (122752)