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Cochlodesma

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2288617	https://www.gbif.org/species/2288617
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	18702	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18702

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Periplomatidae : Cochlodesma

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Cochlodesma

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
-	Poromyata	Ridewood 1903
order	Pholadomyida
genus	Cochlodesma	Couthouy 1839

Scientific Name

Cochlodesma Couthouy, 1839

Name Published In

Boston J. Nat. Hist., 2 (2)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Bontaea	genus	belongs to Pholadomyoida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (100%)

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Pholadomyida)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Pholadomyida)

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

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cochlodesma affine species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cochlodesma emmonsii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Cochlodesma leanum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cochlodesma pacifica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cochlodesma praetenue species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cochlodesma tenerum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cochlodesma unda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cochlodesma undulatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Bontae	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Periplomatidae : *Bontae*
Aperiploma Habe, 1952	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Periplomatidae : *Aperiploma*
Galaxura Leach, 1852	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Periplomatidae : *Galaxura*
Bontaea T.Brown, 1844	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Periplomatidae : *Bontaea*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2002	Bontaea Sepkoski, Jr.

References

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

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

SN2000/Bouchet et al., 2001 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Boston J. Nat. Hist., 2 (2) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Karlsson, Anna (2004) Mollusker - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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

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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