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Thraciidae
Description | Thraciidae is a taxonomic family of small saltwater clams, marine bivalves in the order Anomalodesmata. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thraciidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciida : Thraciidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Thraciidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 30 (47%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 290 - 269 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. E. Vokes. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Thracia-muscheln, Lantern Shells, Papierschelpen, Thraciids, スエモノガイ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thraciidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Asthenothaerinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Asthenothaerus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Barythaerus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bushia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Corymya genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Cyathodonta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lampeia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nipponothracia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Parvithracia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Pelopina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phragmorisma genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pseudocyathodonta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Skoglundia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Thracia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 616 | 290 Ma Permian | 0 Ma Extant | |
Thracidentula genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Thracidora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Thraciopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Trigonothracia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Osteodesmatidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Osteodesmatidae |
Osteodematidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Osteodematidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1830 | Osteodematidae Deshayes |
1839 | Osteodesmatidae Couthouy |
1870 | Thraciidae Stoliczka |
1904 | Thraciidae Glenn p. 359 |
1965 | Thraciidae Newell p. 21 |
1980 | Thraciidae Vokes p. 209 |
1987 | Thraciidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 131 |
Year | Name and Author |
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2000 | Thraciidae Coan et al. p. 466 |
2006 | Thraciidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 231 |
2009 | Thraciidae Nevesskaja |
2010 | Thraciidae Bouchet et al. |
2011 | Thraciidae Carter et al. p. 18 |
2014 | Thraciidae Hickman p. 7 |
2014 | Thraciidae Ros-Franch et al. |
References
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!