Verticordia
Description |
Verticordia is a genus of more than 100 species of plants commonly known as featherflowers, in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. They range in form from very small shrubs such as V. verticordina to trees like V. cunninghamii, some spindly, others dense and bushy, but the majority are woody shrubs up to 2.0 m (7 ft) tall. The flowers are variously described as "feathery", "woolly" or "hairy" and are found in most colours except blue. They often appear to be in rounded groups or spikes but in fact are always single, each flower borne on a separate stalk in a leaf axil. Each flower has five sepals and five petals all of a similar size with the sepals often having feathery or hairy lobes. There are usually ten stamens alternating with variously shaped staminodes. The style is simple, usually not extending beyond the petals and often has hairs near the tip. All but two species are found in Southwest Australia, the other two occurring in the Northern Territory. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verticordia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Verticordiidae : Verticordia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyida : Verticordiidae : Verticordia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Verticordia J.de C.Sowerby, 1844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 107-187. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (10%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, CP according to Todd (2001). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/Verticordia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Verticordia (Verticordia) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Verticordia agueguexquitensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia australiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia bordaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia cardiiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia chowanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia cossmanni species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Verticordia dalli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia dalliana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia densicostata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia eocensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Verticordia excavata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Verticordia expansa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia granulifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia granuloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia granulosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |
Verticordia guineensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia inornata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia lockei species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Verticordia mississippiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia neozelanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia ouricuri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia pectinata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Verticordia perversa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia quadrangularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia quadrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia rhomboidea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Verticordia rogersi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia satex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia seguenzae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia sotoensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Verticordia tasmanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia tenerrima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia trapezoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Verticordia woodii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Verticordia Gray, 1840 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Verticordiidae : Verticordia |
Verticardia Paetel, 1875 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Verticordiidae : Verticardia |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1844 | Verticordia Sowerby |
1969 | Verticordia Cox et al. p. 855 |
1980 | Verticordia Vokes p. 213 |
1987 | Verticordia Ward and Blackwelder p. 131 |
1998 | Verticordia Lamprell and Healy p. 224 |
1999 | Verticordia Wienrich p. 261 |
2002 | Verticordia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2010 | Verticordia Bouchet et al. |