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Diplodonta (Sphaerella)

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)397193https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=397193
Ranksubgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Ungulinidae : Diplodonta : Diplodonta (Sphaerella)
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
-Veneroidei
-VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
subgenusDiplodonta (Sphaerella)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Diplodonta (Sphaerella)subgenusbelongs to Diplodontastated without evidenceMansfield, 1940
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Diplodonta)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Diplodonta)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. C. Mansfield. 1940. Mollusks of the Chickasawhay Marl. Journal of Paleontology 14(3):171-226

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Diplodonta (Sphaerella) waynensis ✝
species
listed (PBDB)133.9 Ma
Oligocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Sphaerella anteproducaa ✝
species
listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1940Diplodonta (Sphaerella) Mansfield p. 193

References

Mansfield W. C. (1940) Mollusks of the Chickasawhay Marl, Journal of Paleontology 14 3, 171-226
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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