WoRMS taxon details
Zirfaea Gray, 1842
AphiaID: 138344
AphiaID: 138344
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Euheterodonta (Infraclass) > Myoida (Order) > Pholadoidea (Superfamily) > Pholadidae (Family) > Pholadinae (Subfamily) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | ||||||||||||||||
| Typetaxon | Mya crispata Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation) | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Pholadinae Lamarck, 1809 | ||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Zirphaea auct. (Incorrect subsequent spelling.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS) [details] redescription: Coan E.V. & Valentich-Scott P. (2012) Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758) Species Zirfaea pilsbryi Lowe, 1931 Species Zirfaea gabbi (temporary name) Species Zirfaea minor Tchang, Tsi & Li, 1960 accepted as Penitella gabbii (Tryon, 1863) Species Zirfaea subconstricta (Yokoyama, 1924) accepted as Penitella gabbii (Tryon, 1863) | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||
| Feedingtypes |
deposit feeder: subsurface [details]
grazer [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Link | To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138344 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). Zirfaea Gray, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138344 on 2013-05-26 | |||||||||||||||||
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