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Paphia
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Tapetinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Paphia RODING, 1798
Type Species:
P. alapapilionis (=V enus rotundata LINNE, 1758); SD DALL, 1902
Images
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Fig. E149,2. *P. (P.) rotundata (Linné), Rec., 2a-c, LV ext., RV and LV hinges, * (Marwick, Chenu).
Synonyms
Textrix, Paratapes, Eutapes, Acritopaphia
Geographic Distribution
Pac.-N.Z.-Asia-Eu
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Elongate, compressed, surface glossy.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Heterodonta
Order:
Veneroida
Superfamily:
Veneracea (Venus clams)
Family:
Veneridae
Subfamily:
Tapetinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Paphia RODING, 1798
Type Species:
P. alapapilionis (=V enus rotundata LINNE, 1758); SD DALL, 1902
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. E149,2. *P. (P.) rotundata (Linné), Rec., 2a-c, LV ext., RV and LV hinges, * (Marwick, Chenu).
Synonyms
Textrix, Paratapes, Eutapes, Acritopaphia
Geographic Distribution
Pac.-N.Z.-Asia-Eu
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Oligo.
Beginning International Stage:
Rupelian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
33.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Elongate, compressed, surface glossy.