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Gafrarium

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2287643	https://www.gbif.org/species/2287643
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17670	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17670

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Gafrarium

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Gafrarium

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
-	Veneroidei
-	Veneroitei	Gray 1854
superfamily	Veneroidea
family	Veneridae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Gouldiinae
genus	Gafrarium	Röding 1798

Scientific Name

Gafrarium Röding, 1798

Name Published In

Röding, Peter F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum, sive, Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten. Johan. Christi. Trappii, Hamburgi.: pt.2: , , 1-199.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Gafrarium	subgenus	belongs to Corbis	stated without evidence	Heilprin, 1879
Gafrarium	genus	belongs to Circinae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Gafrarium	genus	belongs to Veneridae	implied	Lamprell and Whitehead, 1992
Gafrarium	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Gafrarium	genus	belongs to Gafrariidae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

2 (25%)

First Recorded Appearance

66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Veneridae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Veneridae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Veneridae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Gafrarium aduncum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium aequivocum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium alfredense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium australe species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Gafrarium barandae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium catillum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium discors species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium dispar species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium divaricatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	5.33 Ma Miocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Gafrarium equivacum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium erosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium harteae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Gafrarium jucunda species	listed (PBDB)		4	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Gafrarium numulinum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium pectinatum species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Gafrarium savignyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium speciosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gafrarium transversarium species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Gafrarium tumidum species	listed (PBDB)

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Roemeriana Huber, 2010	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Roemeriana*
Cista Gregorio, 1885	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Cista*
Gefrarium	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Gefrarium*
Crista Römer, 1857	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Crista*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1798	Gafrarium Ršding
1879	Corbis (Gafrarium) Heilprin p. 221
1980	Gafrarium Vokes p. 168
1992	Gafrarium Lamprell and Whitehead p. 134
2002	Gafrarium Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Gafrarium Bouchet et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Heilprin A. A comparison of the Eocene Mollusca of the Southeastern United States and Western Europe in relation to the determination of identical forms, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 31 3, 217-225

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Lamprell K., Whitehead T. (1992) , Bivalves of Australia 1

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1189 Circinae in Aves and Mollusca: removal of the homonymy.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 38, 243-246 (1981) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - via World Register of Marine Species

Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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