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Venerida
| Description | Venerida (formerly Veneroida) is an order of mostly saltwater but also some freshwater bivalve molluscs. This order includes many familiar groups such as many clams that are valued for food and a number of freshwater bivalves. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venerida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Venerida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Kjempemuslinger, Midyeler, Veneroidi, Βενεροειδή, Венероїдні, Венероїдоподібні, венероиды | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venerida |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Anatinellidaefamily | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 175 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Anthracosiidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Arcticidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2,032 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Babinkidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Cardiliidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Chamidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Jewel Box | 939 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
| Cyamiidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 21.7 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cyrenidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 123 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cyrenoididae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Euloxidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Ferganoconchida family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gaimardiidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Galatheavalvidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Glauconomidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Glossidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 323 | 427 Ma Silurian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hemidonacidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Isocardiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Isocyprinidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 149 Ma Late Jurassic | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Kalenteridae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,077 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Kelliellidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 185 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lahilliidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lutetiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mactridae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2,716 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Mesodesmatidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 62 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Montacutidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 103 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Neoleptonidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 33 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Palaeanodontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Permophoridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Petricolidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pollicidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Prilukiellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Ptychomyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Senderzoniellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Shaanxiconchidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Sportellidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 136 | 254 Ma Permian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Trapezidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 120 | 269 Ma Permian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Ungulinidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 716 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Veneridae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Venus Clam | 11,032 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant |
| Veniellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Vesicomyidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 86 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Aphaea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ashtarotha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atopodonta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Balantioselena ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Callucinella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Clisocolus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 56 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Congeriomorpha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Cordiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eomiodon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 175 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Eotrapezium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Isopristes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Loxo genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Loxoptychodon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Megalaevicardium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microcallista genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Montanaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mulinoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Musculiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myophoricardium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Nipponomarcia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Oryctomya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pachythaerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palaeolucina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Perampliata ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Permartella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Plastomiltha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Plectosolen genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prorokia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Pseudisocardia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Ragozinia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Recurvella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Rhectomyax genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ruellia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Securella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 47 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Senis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Sexta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stearnsia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
 Temblornia ✝genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Terraia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 273 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
References
| 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 Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| Bieler, R.; Mikkelsen, P. M.; Collins, T. M.; Glover, E. A.; González, V. L.; Graf, D. L.; Harper, E. M.; Healy, J.; Kawauchi, G. Y.; Sharma, P. P.; Staubach, S.; Strong, E. E.; Taylor, J. D.; Tëmkin, I.; Zardus, J. D.; Clark, S.; Guzmán, A.; McIntyre, E.; Sharp, P.; Giribet, G. (2014). Investigating the Bivalve Tree of Life – an exemplar-based approach combining molecular and novel morphological characters. Invertebrate Systematics. 28(1): 32-115. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| 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 |
| Bieler, R.; Mikkelsen, P. M.; Collins, T. M.; Glover, E. A.; González, V. L.; Graf, D. L.; Harper, E. M.; Healy, J.; Kawauchi, G. Y.; Sharma, P. P.; Staubach, S.; Strong, E. E.; Taylor, J. D.; Tëmkin, I.; Zardus, J. D.; Clark, S.; Guzmán, A.; McIntyre, E.; Sharp, P.; Giribet, G. (2014). Investigating the Bivalve Tree of Life – an exemplar-based approach combining molecular and novel morphological characters. Invertebrate Systematics. 28(1): 32-115. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Bieler R., Carter J.G. & Coan E.V. (2010). Classification of Bivalve families. Pp. 113-133, in: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2010), Nomenclator of Bivalve Families. Malacologia 52(2): 1-184. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) |
| WoRMS (2016) Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas |
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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