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Lentidium

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4371469	https://www.gbif.org/species/4371469
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	18469	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18469

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Lentidium

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Lentidium

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	Pholadiformii	Gray 1854
order	Pholadida	Gray 1854
superfamily	Myoidea
family	Corbulidae	Lamarck 1818
subfamily	Lentidiinae	Vokes 1945
genus	Lentidium	de Cristofori & Jan 1832

Scientific Name

Lentidium de Cristofori & Jan, 1832

Name Published In

Cat. Mus. (Mantissa Test.)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Lentidium	subgenus	belongs to Corbulomya	stated without evidence	Cossmann, 1909
Lentidium	subgenus	belongs to Aloides	stated without evidence	Glibert and de Heinzelin, 1954
Lentidium	genus	belongs to Lentidiinae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Lentidium	genus	belongs to Corbulidae	stated without evidence	Wienrich, 1999
Lentidium	genus	belongs to Myoida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Lentidium	genus	belongs to Lentidinae	stated with evidence	Marquet et al., 2008
Lentidium	genus	belongs to Lentidiinae	stated with evidence	Moths et al., 2010
Lentidium	genus	belongs to Lentidiinae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

2 (22%)

First Recorded Appearance

66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Corbulidae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Corbulidae)

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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Lentidium (Ajanssenium) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		57	37.2 Ma Eocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Lentidium (Lentidium) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		5	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Corbula donaciformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Corbula nitida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Corbula tournoueri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Corbulomya complanata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	5.33 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Corbulomya turonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lentidium dalyfluvialis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lentidium mediterraneum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lentidium origolacus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Corbulomya Nyst, 1845	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : *Corbulomya*
Dentina Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1841	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : *Dentina*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1832	Lentidium Cristofori
1909	Corbulomya (Lentidium) Cossmann p. 185
1954	Aloides (Lentidium) Glibert and de Heinzelin p. 342
1980	Lentidium Vokes p. 183
1999	Lentidium Wienrich p. 255
2002	Lentidium Sepkoski, Jr.
2008	Lentidium Marquet et al. p. 30
2010	Lentidium Bouchet et al.
2010	Lentidium Moths et al. p. 16

References

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

Cossmann M. (1909) , Revue critique de paléozoologie 13

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

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

Marquet R., Lenaerts J., et al (2008) The molluscan fauna of the Borgloon Formation in Belgium (Rupelian, Early Oligocene), Palaeontos 12, 1-99

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

Moths H., Albrecht F., et al (2010) Die molluskenfauna (Hermmorium, Untermiozän) aus der Kiesgrube kirnke bei Werder (Nordwest-Niedersachsen), Palaeofocus 3, 1-155

Hallan, A.; Colgan, D. J.; Anderson, L. C.; García, A.; Chivas, A. R. (2013). A single origin for the limnetic-euryhaline taxa in the Corbulidae (Bivalvia). Zoologica Scripta. 42(3): 278-287. - 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

Aphia2006 - 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/Boss, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Cat. Mus. (Mantissa Test.) - 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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