Phylogeny of the Eocene Antarctic Tapetinae Gray, 1851 (Bivalvia, Veneridae) from the La Meseta and Submeseta formations

Abstract Systematic analysis shows that the Southern Hemisphere bivalve genus Retrotapes includes the Antarctic species R . antarcticus , R . newtoni , and R . robustus and recognizes for the first time the presence of Katelysia represented by K . florentinoi . Two new genera were erected in this st...

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Published in:Journal of Paleontology
Main Authors: Alvarez, Maximiliano Jorge, del Río, Claudia Julia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2020
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2020.30
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002233602000030X
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Summary:Abstract Systematic analysis shows that the Southern Hemisphere bivalve genus Retrotapes includes the Antarctic species R . antarcticus , R . newtoni , and R . robustus and recognizes for the first time the presence of Katelysia represented by K . florentinoi . Two new genera were erected in this study: Marciachlys new genus to include M . inflata new combination, and Adelfia new genus, which includes A . austrolissa new combination and A . omega new species from the Eocene of Antarctica, and the late Eocene Chilean A . arenosa new combination. Eurhomalea carlosi was synonymized with K . florentinoi Cyclorismina marwicki with R . antarcticus; Gomphina iheringi was considered an indeterminate species; and Cockburnia lunulifera was excluded from the Tapetinae. These systematic assignments are supported by a phylogenetic analysis, which recognizes an Austral clade of Tapetinae, comprising all the genera mentioned above, along with Marcia , Paleomarcia , Atamarcia , and Protapes . UUID: http://zoobank.org/a8c91a9f-99ec-4235-8416-d398771a3eb2