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Posidonioidea

Bivalvia - Ostreida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Posidonioidea Frech
2009Posidonioidea Nevesskaja
2010Posidonioidea Chen and Stiller p. 526
2011Posidonioidea Carter et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. †Posidonioidea Frech 1909
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Fm. †Aulacomyellidae Ichikawa 1958
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Subfm. †Aulacomyellinae Ichikawa 1958
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G. †Aulacomyella Furlani 1910
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Invalid names: Bositrinae Waterhouse 2008 [empty]
Fm. †Halobiidae Kittl 1912
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G. †Aparimella Campbell 1994
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†Aparimella apteryx Marwick 1953
G. †Comatahalobia Polubotko 2001
G. †Damesiella Tornquist 1899
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†Damesiella torulosa Tornquist 1899
G. †Daonella Mojsisovics 1874
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Subg. †Daonella (Arzelella) Turculet 1972
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†Daonella (Arzelella) buseri Jurkovsek 1983
†Daonella (Arzelella) desecata Schafhäutl 1863
†Daonella (Arzelella) kittli Krumbeck 1924
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Invalid names: Daonella cassiana Mojsisovics 1874 [replaced]
†Daonella (Arzelella) ramovsi Jurkovsek 1983
†Daonella (Arzelella) sakawana von Mojsisovics 1888
†Daonella (Arzelella) taramellii Mojsisovics 1874
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Invalid names: Daonella imperialis Kittl 1912 [synonym]
†Daonella (Arzelella) tyrolensis Mojsisovics 1874
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Invalid names: Daonella anastasiui Kittl 1908 [synonym], Daonella arzelensis Kittl 1912 [synonym], Daonella badiotica Mojsisovics 1874 [synonym], Daonella loczyi Kittl 1912 [synonym], Daonella parthanensis Schafhäutl 1863 [synonym], Daonella pauli Kittl 1912 [synonym], Daonella tripartita Kittl 1912 [synonym], Halobia cassiana Mojsisovics 1874 [synonym]
Subg. †Daonella (Longidaonella) Farsan 1972
Subg. †Daonella (Pichlerella) Turculet 1972
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†Daonella (Pichlerella) pichleri Mojsisovics 1874
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Invalid names: Daonella noduligera Bittner 1895 [synonym], Daonella obliqua Mojsisovics 1874 [synonym], Daonella reticulata Mojsisovics 1874 [synonym]
†Daonella americana Smith 1914
†Daonella arctica Mojsisovics 1874
†Daonella boeckhi Mojsisovics 1874
†Daonella cerneraensis Brack and Rieber 1993
†Daonella densisulcata Yabe and Schimizu 1927
†Daonella dianana Guo 1985
†Daonella dubia Gabb 1864
†Daonella elongata Mojsisovics 1874
†Daonella esinensis Salomon 1895
†Daonella fengshanensis Chen and Stiller 2010
†Daonella franconica Tornquist 1903
†Daonella gaderana Kittl 1912
†Daonella gosaviensis Kittl 1912
†Daonella grabensis Kittl 1912
†Daonella guleensis Guo 1985
†Daonella hungarica Mojsisovics 1874
†Daonella ignobilis Chen 1976
†Daonella korkodonica Bychkov et al. 1976
†Daonella kotoi von Mojsisovics 1888
†Daonella lamellosa Kittl 1912
†Daonella lindstroemi Mojsisovics 1874
†Daonella lommeli Wissmann 1841
†Daonella longobardica Kittl 1912
†Daonella marmolatae Kittl 1912
†Daonella moussoni Merian 1853
†Daonella obliquesecta Kittl 1912
†Daonella obsoleta Mojsisovics 1874
†Daonella phaseolina Kittl 1912
†Daonella prima Kiparisova 1947
†Daonella proboscidea Kittl 1912
†Daonella producta Hsu 1940
†Daonella radiosa Kittl 1912
†Daonella rieberi Silberling and Nichols 1982
†Daonella rudis Kittl 1912
†Daonella sotschiadensis Brack and Rieber 1993
†Daonella sturi Benecke 1868
†Daonella subarctica Popov 1946
†Daonella subjecta Hyatt 1894
†Daonella subtenuis Kittl 1912
†Daonella sumatrensis Volz 1899
†Daonella tenuis Mojsisovics 1874
†Daonella tenuistriata Hyatt 1892
†Daonella tommasii Philipp 1904
†Daonella udvariensis Kittl 1912
†Daonella vaceki Kittl 1912
†Daonella vavilovi Kurushin 1998
†Daonella zellensis Kittl 1912
G. †Dipleurites Kittl 1912
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†Dipleurites bergeri Mojsisovics 1874
G. †Enteropleura Kittl 1912
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†Enteropleura bittneri Kittl 1912
†Enteropleura guembeli Mojsisovics 1874
†Enteropleura lamellosa Kittl 1912
†Enteropleura walleri Chen and Stiller 2007
Invalid names: Wallerobia Waterhouse 2008 [synonym]
G. †Halobia Bronn 1830
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Subg. †Halobia (Enormihalobia) Yin and Gan 1978
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Subg. †Halobia (Perihalobia) Gruber 1976
Subg. †Halobia (Zittelihalobia) Polubotko 1984
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†Halobia alaskana Smith 1927
†Halobia amoena Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia aotii Kobayashi and Ichikawa 1949
†Halobia areata Kittl 1912
†Halobia arthaberi Kittl 1912
†Halobia asperella Bychkov et al. 1976
†Halobia atsuensis Tokuyama 1959
†Halobia auriculata Kittl 1912
†Halobia austriaca Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia banmaensis Chen and Lu 1979
†Halobia bassanii de Lorenzo 1894
†Halobia battakensis Volz 1899
†Halobia beneckei Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia beyrichi Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia bittneri Kittl 1912
†Halobia bosniaca Kittl 1912
†Halobia brachyotis Kittl 1903
†Halobia breuningiana Kittl 1912
†Halobia brooksi Smith 1927
†Halobia bujundaensis Bychkov et al. 1976
†Halobia bukovinensis Kittl 1912
†Halobia bukowskii Kittl 1912
†Halobia celtica Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia charlyana Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia cinerea Kittl 1912
†Halobia circumsulcata Kittl 1912
†Halobia comata Bittner 1899
†Halobia convexa Chen 1964
†Halobia cordillerana Smith 1927
†Halobia curionii Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia dalliana Smith 1927
†Halobia daltoni Kittl 1912
†Halobia dilatata Kittl 1912
†Halobia distincta Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia eckharti Kittl 1912
†Halobia eximia Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia fallax Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia fascigera Bittner 1899
†Halobia fluxa Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia gigantea Smith 1927
†Halobia gracilis Kittl 1912
†Halobia grimmeri Kittl 1912
†Halobia haberfelneri Kittl 1912
†Halobia halilucensis Kittl 1903
†Halobia halorica Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia hochstetteri Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia hoernesi Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia hyatti Kittl 1912
†Halobia indigirensis Popov 1948
†Halobia insignis Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia intermedia Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia jagelskyi Kittl 1912
†Halobia kawadai Yehara 1927
†Halobia kolymensis Kiparisova 1937
†Halobia kudleyi Bychkov et al. 1976
†Halobia kwaluana Volz 1899
†Halobia landlensis Kittl 1912
†Halobia lenticularis Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia lepsiusi Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia lilliei Marwick 1953
†Halobia lineata Muenster 1833
†Halobia lucana de Lorenzo 1896
†Halobia marmorea Kittl 1912
†Halobia maximiliani Kittl 1912
†Halobia mediterranea Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia mengalamensis Volz 1899
†Halobia mojsisovicsi Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia moluccana Wanner 1907
†Halobia namadalensis Kittl 1912
†Halobia neregensis Bychkov et al. 1976
†Halobia neumayri Bittner 1891
†Halobia norica Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia obruchevi Kiparisova 1937
†Halobia ocevjana Kittl 1912
†Halobia omkutchanica Bychkov et al. 1976
†Halobia omolonensis Bychkov et al. 1976
†Halobia oregonensis Smith 1927
†Halobia pacmaensis Vu Khuc 1991
†Halobia paraceltica Kittl 1912
†Halobia paralineata Kittl 1912
†Halobia paraplicosa Kittl 1912
†Halobia parasicula Kittl 1912
†Halobia parthanensis Schafhäutl 1863
†Halobia partschi Kittl 1912
†Halobia pectinoides Kittl 1912
†Halobia petrenkoi Korchinskaya 1980
†Halobia plicosa Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia praesuperba Kittl 1912
†Halobia radiata Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia rarestriata Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia raschbergensis Kittl 1912
†Halobia remansa Kittl 1912
†Halobia richthofeni Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia rugosa Guembel 1861
†Halobia salinarum Bronn 1830
†Halobia salisburgensis Kittl 1912
†Halobia selwyni McRoberts 2011
†Halobia siciliana Kittl 1912
†Halobia sicula Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia simonyi Kittl 1912
†Halobia simplex Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia sirii Kittl 1912
†Halobia stapfi Kittl 1912
†Halobia striatissima Kittl 1912
†Halobia styriaca Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia subaustriaca Kittl 1912
†Halobia subcomata Kittl 1912
†Halobia subreticulata Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia subsedaka Tokuyama 1959
†Halobia suessi Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia sumatrana Krumbeck 1914
†Halobia superba Mojsisovics 1874
†Halobia superbescens Kittl 1912
†Halobia symmetrica Smith 1927
†Halobia szontaghi Kittl 1912
†Halobia talauana Wanner 1907
†Halobia telleri Kittl 1912
†Halobia thisbitis Kittl 1912
†Halobia tozeri McRoberts 2011
†Halobia transversa Gemmellaro 1882
†Halobia tropitum Kittl 1912
†Halobia varesensis Kittl 1912
†Halobia verbeeki Wanner 1907
†Halobia verchojanensis Bychkov et al. 1976
†Halobia vixaurita Kittl 1912
†Halobia wallbrunnensis Kittl 1912
†Halobia wichmanni Rothpletz 1892
†Halobia wiereri Kittl 1912
†Halobia yandongensis Chen 1976
†Halobia yunnanensis Reed 1927
†Halobia zhilnensis Bychkov et al. 1976
†Halobia zitteli Lindstrom 1863
Invalid names: Indigirohalobia Polubotko 1984 [synonym], Pacifihalobia Polubotko 1990 [synonym]
G. †Parahalobia Yin and Hsu 1938
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†Parahalobia posidoniiformis Yin and Hsu 1976
G. †Taimyrolobia Kurushin 1998
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†Taimyrolobia tsvetkovi Kurushin 1998
Fm. †Posidoniidae Frech 1909
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G. †Amonotis Kittl 1904
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†Amonotis cancellaria Kittl 1903
†Amonotis rothpletzi Wanner 1907
G. †Bositra De Gregorio 1886
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†Bositra buchi Roemer 1836
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Invalid names: Posidonia ornati Quenstedt 1851 [synonym]
†Bositra circularis Hsu 1937
†Bositra limbata Guo 1985
†Bositra sabinensis Monari 1994
†Bositra sibirica Kurushin 1980
†Bositra wengensis Wissmann 1841
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†Posidonia wengensis alta Mojsisovics 1900
Invalid names: Sanguinolaria alpina Münster 1841 [synonym], Sanguinolaria okeni Münster 1841 [synonym]
Invalid names: Peribositria Kurushin and Truschelev 1989 [synonym]
G. †Caenodiotis Monari 1994
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†Caenodiotis janus Meneghini 1853
Invalid names: Diotis Simonelli 1884 [replaced]
G. †Didymotis Gerhardt 1897
G. †Ellesmerella Waterhouse 2008
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†Ellesmerella aranea Tozer 1961
G. †Guerichia Rzehak 1910
G. †Imposidonia Waterhouse 2008
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†Imposidonia elegantula Waterhouse 2000
G. †Magnolobia Kurushin and Truschelev 2001
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†Magnolobia prima Kiparisova and Popov 1946
G. †Multisidonia Polubotko 1992
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†Multisidonia omolonensis Polubotko 1992
G. †Posidonia Bronn 1828
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†Posidonia affinis Gemmellaro 1882
†Posidonia becheri Bronn 1828
†Posidonia bittneri de Lorenzo 1896
†Posidonia blatchleyi Gabb 1870
†Posidonia christophori Popov 1948
†Posidonia daytonensis Gabb 1864
†Posidonia dianensis Guo 1985
†Posidonia ekiatapensis Bychkov et al. 1976
†Posidonia elegans Gemmellaro 1882
†Posidonia gemmellaroi de Lorenzo 1896
†Posidonia germari Beyrich 1857
†Posidonia gibbosa Gemmellaro 1882
†Posidonia girtyi Morningstar 1922
†Posidonia idriana Mojsisovics 1873
†Posidonia jacksoni Smith 1927
†Posidonia lineolata Gemmellaro 1882
†Posidonia madisonensis Smith 1927
†Posidonia minuta von Zieten 1833
†Posidonia multicostata Emmons 1856
†Posidonia nodosocostata Giebel 1857
†Posidonia obliqua von Hauer 1875
†Posidonia obsoletestriata Tommasi 1894
†Posidonia olenekensis Popov 1964
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Invalid names: Posidonia kulensis Bychkov et al. 1976 [synonym]
†Posidonia ovalis Kittl 1912
†Posidonia pannonica Mojsisovics 1873
†Posidonia praealpina Kittl 1912
†Posidonia stella Gabb 1864
†Posidonia subtilis Bytschkov and Efimova 1968
†Posidonia triangularis Emmons 1856
†Posidonia wengensis Giebel 1857
Invalid names: Posidonomya Bronn 1835 [objective synonym]
G. †Posidonotis Losacco 1942
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†Posidonotis dainelii Losacco 1942
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Invalid names: Entolium balteatum Crickmay 1928 [synonym], Monotis symmetrica Hyatt 1894 [synonym], Pectinula cancellata Leanza 1943 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pectinula [synonym]
G. †Pterohalobia Guo 1985
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G. †Steinmannia Fischer 1886
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†Steinmannia alikiensis Milova 1988
†Steinmannia bronni Voltz 1833
†Steinmannia viligaensis Milova 1988
Invalid names: Aulacomya Steinmann 1881 [replaced]
G. †Veldidenella Alma 1926
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†Veldidenella dieneri Alma 1926
Invalid names: Daonellidae Neumayr 1891 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 09:14:10
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:18:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Coniacian or 419.20000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections (1805 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Italy (Sardinia) Astarte moneta (26189)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Vietnam Posidonia sp. (83248)
Cazenovian391.9 - 383.7USA (New York) Daonella sp. (69460)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Posidoniidae indet. (5767)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Vietnam Posidonia nalivkini, Posidonia venusta (83245)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Spain (Aragon) Posidonia venusta (40501)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Germany (Rhenish Massif) Posidonia venusta (5960)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6United Kingdom (England) Posidonia sp. (162312)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Guerichia mariannae, Guerichia venustiformis (38643)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Sauerland) Guerichia venusta (235206 235207 235208)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil Didymotis costatus (142789 142790 142791 142792 142793 142794 142795 142796 142828 142830 142835 142836) Didymotis costatus, Didymotis posidonomyaformis (142831)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil Didymotis posidonomyaformis (144394)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil (Sergipe) Didymotis posidonomyaformis (143155 143156 143157 143159 143163 143168 143171)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Brazil Didymotis costatus (144392 144393)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Mexico (Coahuila) Didymotis costatus (92293)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Japan (Ehime) Didymotis akamatsui (40592)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Nigeria Didymotis costatus (69421)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Japan (Oita) Didymotis akamatsui (40319)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Brazil Didymotis costatus (126915) Didymotis sp., Didymotis variabilis (140901)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Japan (Fukushima) Didymotis akamatsui (39626)