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Thyasira

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Thyasira is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Thyasiridae.

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

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2287532	https://www.gbif.org/species/2287532
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	18336	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18336

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : Thyasira

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : Thyasira

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
-	Lucinidia	Gray 1854
order	Lucinida
superfamily	Thyasiroidea	Dall 1900
family	Thyasiridae	Dall 1901
genus	Thyasira	Lamarck 1818

Scientific Name

Thyasira Lamarck, 1818

Name Published In

Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome 5. Paris: Deterville/Verdière, 612 pp.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Thyasira	genus	belongs to Thyasiridae	stated without evidence	Olsson, 1931
Thyasira	genus	belongs to Thyasiridae	stated with evidence	Faustman, 1964
Thyasira	genus	belongs to Thyasiridae	stated without evidence	Moore, 1984
Thyasira	genus	belongs to Thyasiridae	stated with evidence	Beu et al., 1990
Thyasira	genus	belongs to Thyasiridae	implied	Lamprell and Healy, 1998
Thyasira	genus	belongs to Thyasiridae	stated without evidence	Wienrich, 1999
Thyasira	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Thyasira	genus	belongs to Thyasiridae	stated with evidence	Stilwell et al., 2004
Thyasira	genus	belongs to Thyasiridae	stated without evidence	Kiel and Goedert, 2007

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

5 (25%)

First Recorded Appearance

113 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Motility

facultatively mobile

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

chemosymbiotic

Ecospace Comments

LIFE HISTORY: IS/IA, MA, UN, DC 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

Common Name(s)

ハナシガイ

Wikipedia

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

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Thyasira (Conchocele) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		1	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Amphidesma flexuosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira acuticarinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira advena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira aequatorialis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira alaskana species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Thyasira anassa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira austrosulca ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Thyasira baca species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira barbarensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira bartrumi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira beauchampi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira becca ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thyasira beui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira biplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira borshengi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira cantha species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira capitanea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira chilensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Thyasira cumingii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira cycladia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira debilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira dilatata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira elliptica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira falklandica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira flexuosa species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	28.1 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Thyasira folgeri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	47.8 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Thyasira fuegiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira gouldii species	listed (PBDB)		12	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Thyasira granulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira hexangulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira imamurai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira kaireiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira kawamurai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira kelliaeformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira koyamai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira marwicki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira methanophila species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira minoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira minuta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira mironovi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira miyadii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira montanita species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Thyasira motutaraensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira nakazawai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira nana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Thyasira obsoleta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira oleophila species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira oliveri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira olssoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Thyasira orahovaziana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira orecta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira ottoschmidti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira ozawai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira patagonica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira peruviana species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	33.9 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Thyasira phrygiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira polygona species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira polygonia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira quadrula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira rashidi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Thyasira rostrata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira rotunda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira sarsii species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Thyasira scotiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira scotiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira southwardae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira staufti species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Thyasira striata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira subcircularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira subovata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira succisa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira tanabei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thyasira tessaria species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Thyasira tokunagai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira tomeana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira tortuosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira triangulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira triseriata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira trisinuata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira uncinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira unilateralis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira valdiviae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira vulcolutre species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thyasira xylodia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	38.0 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Thyaseira Gray, 1851	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : *Thyaseira*
Thiatyra Leach, 1842	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : *Thiatyra*
Thiatira Gray, 1847	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : *Thiatira*
Ptychina Philippi, 1836	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : *Ptychina*
Cryptodon W.Turton, 1822	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : *Cryptodon*
Bequania Brown, 1827	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : *Bequania*
Thyarsira Pallary, 1912	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : *Thyarsira*
Tyatira Beck, 1847	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : *Tyatira*
Thyatira Jeffreys, 1839	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : *Thyatira*
Thyassira Blainville, 1829	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : *Thyassira*
Thysaira Tryon, 1884	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : *Thysaira*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1818	Thyasira Lamarck
1931	Thyasira Olsson p. 51
1944	Thyasira Durham p. 144
1964	Thyasira Faustman p. 118
1980	Thyasira Vokes p. 105
1984	Thyasira Moore p. 28

Year	Name and Author
1990	Thyasira Beu et al. p. 397
1998	Thyasira Lamprell and Healy p. 144
1999	Thyasira Wienrich p. 228
2002	Thyasira Sepkoski, Jr.
2004	Thyasira Stilwell et al. p. 22
2007	Thyasira Kiel and Goedert p. 48

References

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

Olsson A. A. (1931) Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 4, The Peruvian Oligocene, Bulletins of American Paleontology 17 63

Durham J. W. (1944) Megafaunal zones of the Oligocene of northwestern Washington, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 27, 101 -212

Faustman W. F. (1964) Paleontology of the Wildcat Group at Scotia and Centerville Beach, California, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 41 2, 97-160

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

Moore E. J. (1984) Molluscan paleontology and biostratigraphy of the Lower Miocene upper part of the Lincoln Creek Formation in southwestern Washington, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 351, 1-42

Beu A. G., Maxwell P.A., et al (1990) Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 58

Lamprell K., Healy J. (1998) , Bivalves of Australia 2

Wienrich G. (1999) Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 2 Bivalvia, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, Bryozoa, Annelida, Brachiopoda, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 2, 188-384

Stilwell J. D., Zinsmeister W. J., et al (2004) Early Paleocene Mollusks of Antarctica: Systematics, Paleoecology and Paleobiogeographic Significance, Bulletins of American Paleontology 367

Kiel S., Goedert J. L. (2007) New mollusks associated with biogenic substrates in Cenozoic deep−water sediments of Washington State, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52 1, 41-52

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

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, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Lamarck [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome 5. Paris: Deterville/Verdière, 612 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

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

An. s. Vert., 5, 492 [in syn.]. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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

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