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Tivela

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Description

Tivela is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivela, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2287785	https://www.gbif.org/species/2287785
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	18341	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18341

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Tivela

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Tivela

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	Meretricinae	Gray 1847
genus	Tivela	Link 1807

Scientific Name

Tivela Link, 1807

Name Published In

Link, Johann H. F. 1807. Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adler Vol. 3: 101-165.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Tivela	genus	belongs to Meretricinae	stated with evidence	Woodring, 1982
Tivela	genus	belongs to Veneridae	stated without evidence	Todd, 2001
Tivela	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

7 (50%)

First Recorded Appearance

61.6 - 47.8 Ma
Paleogene

Motility

facultatively mobile

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder

Ecospace Comments

LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).

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

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivela

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Tivela (Pachydesma) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		42	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Tivela (Tivela) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		23	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Tivela argentina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela austeniana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela byronensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela cliffensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela compressa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela cora species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela crassatelloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela damaoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela delessertii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela dentaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela diabloensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela dillwyni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela dunkeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela fulminata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela gabbi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela gastonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela geijskesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela jamaicensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela kelloggensis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Tivela laevigata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela lamyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela lessonii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela lineata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela mactroides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela merriami species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela mulawana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela natalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela packardi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela planulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela rejecta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela scarificata species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Tivela standfordia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela stefaninii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela stultorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela transversa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela trigonalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Tivela trigonella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela tripla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela valae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tivela zonaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Eutivela Dall, 1891	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Eutivela*
Pachydesma Conrad, 1854	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Pachydesma*
Pachydusa Hall, 1867	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Pachydusa*
Planitivela Olsson, 1961	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Planitivela*
Trigonella Conrad, 1837	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Trigonella*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1807	Tivela Link
1982	Tivela Woodring p. 683
2001	Tivela Todd
2002	Tivela Sepkoski, Jr.

References

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

Woodring W. P. (1982) Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae)., United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306 F

Todd J. A. (2001) Systematic list of bivalves in the Panama Paleontology Project collections, [http://eusmilia.geology.uiowa.edu/database/bivalves/systemat/bivaltax.htm#list]

Link D.H.F. (1807-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock: Adlers Erben. 1 Abt. [Part 1], pp. 1-50; 2 Abt. [Part 2], pp. 51-100; 3 Abt. [Part 3], pp. 101-165; Abt. 4 [Part 4],pp. 1-30; Abt. 5 [Part 5], pp. 1-38 [1808]; Abt. 6 [Part 6], pp. 1-38. - via World Register of Marine Species

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Coan, Eugene V., Paul Valentich Scott, and Frank R. Bernard, 2000: Bivalve Seashells of Western North America: Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Arctic Alaska to Baja California. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Monographs, Number 2; Studies in Biodiversity, Number 2. viii + 764. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Beschr. Nat. Samml. Univ. Rostock, (3 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Boss, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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