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Hiatellidae
Description | Hiatellidae is a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. This family is placed in the order Adapedonta. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiatellidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Hiatellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 22 (22%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: WN/WB/IS, SE, UN/BA, 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) | Felsenbohrer, Rock Borers, Rotsboorders, キヌマトイガイ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiatellidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Hiatellinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Panopeinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Capistrocardia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cyrtodaria genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 46 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Glycimeris genus | listed (PBDB) | 54 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Hiatella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 393 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Panomya genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 50 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Panopea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,011 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pholeobia genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Pseudosaxicava ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Turneria ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Glycymeris allonsensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Pholeobiidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Pholeobiidae |
Glycimeridae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Glycimeridae |
Saxicavidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Saxicavidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1824 | Hiatellidae Gray |
1835 | Saxicavidae Swainson |
1849 | Glycimeridae Bronn |
1852 | Pholeobiidae Leach |
1904 | Saxicavidae Glenn p. 276 |
1923 | Saxicavidae Clark and Arnold p. 156 |
1980 | Hiatellidae Vokes p. 185 |
1987 | Hiatellidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 131 |
1991 | Hiatellidae Gordillo p. 129 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1992 | Hiatellidae Ward p. 113 |
2000 | Hiatellidae Coan et al. p. 466 |
2004 | Hiatellidae Stilwell et al. p. 24 |
2005 | Hiatellidae Rosenberg |
2006 | Hiatellidae Anelli et al. p. 128 |
2009 | Hiatellidae Nevesskaja |
2010 | Hiatellidae Bouchet et al. |
2011 | Hiatellidae Carter et al. p. 19 |
2014 | Hiatellidae 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!
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