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Cuspidarioidea

Bivalvia - Poromyida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Cuspidarioidea Dall
2000Cuspidarioidea Coan et al. p. 545
2009Cuspidarioidea Nevesskaja
2010Cuspidarioidea Bouchet et al.
2011Cuspidarioidea Carter et al. p. 18
2014Cuspidarioidea Hickman p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886

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. Cuspidarioidea Dall 1886
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Fm. Cuspidariidae Dall 1886
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G. †Boriesia
G. Cardiomya Adams 1864
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Subg. †Cardiomya (Bowdenia) Dall 1903
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†Cardiomya alkiensis Durham 1944
†Cardiomya anaticepsella Hickman 2014
†Cardiomya comstockensis Turner 1938
Cardiomya costellata Deshayes 1833
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Invalid names: Cardiomya gemma Verrill and Bush 1898 [synonym]
Cardiomya didyma Hinds 1843
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Invalid names: Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) ecuadoriana Olsson 1961 [synonym]
†Cardiomya domenginica Vokes 1939
†Cardiomya elegantissima Hoernes 1875
†Cardiomya hannibali Dickerson 1914
†Cardiomya israelskya Hanna 1927
†Cardiomya mansfieldi Olsson and Harbison 1953
Cardiomya ornatissima d'Orbigny 1853
†Cardiomya pavascotti Hickman 2014
Cardiomya pectinata Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Cardiomya isolirata Bernard 1969 [synonym], Cardiomya oldroydi Dall 1924 [synonym], Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) californica Dall 1886 [synonym]
†Cardiomya russelli Hanna 1927
†Cardiomya silverensis Vokes 1939
†Cardiomya turneri Vokes 1939
G. Cuspidaria Dall 1886
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Subg. Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) Dall 1886
Subg. †Cuspidaria (Rhinoclama) Dall 1886
†Cuspidaria alpis Bittner 1895
†Cuspidaria alpiscivicae Bittner 1895
†Cuspidaria attenuata Dall 1903
†Cuspidaria grandis Stephenson 1941
†Cuspidaria grovensis Stephenson 1941
Cuspidaria obesa Lovén 1846
†Cuspidaria persulcata Stanton 1895
†Cuspidaria prima Aldrich and Meyer 1886
†Cuspidaria triassica Stoppani 1865
†Cuspidaria variabilis Warren 1934
†Cuspidaria vorbei Hanna 1927
G. †Fabagella
G. Halonympha Dall and Smith 1886
G. †Kurodamya Okutani 1964
G. †Myonera Dall 1886
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Subg. †Myonera (Myonera) Dall 1886
Subg. †Myonera (Rengea) Kuroda 1971
G. †Paracuspidaria Karapunar et al. 2020
G. Plectodon Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Myoneridae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983 [synonym], Neaera Gray 1834 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Protocuspidariidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983
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G. Protocuspidaria Allen and Morgan 1981
Fm. Spheniopsidae Gardner 1928
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Invalid names: Halonymphidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN/BA, CP according to Todd (2001).superf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:42:55
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:42:55
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Carnian to the top of the Holocene or 237.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 235.0 Ma

Collections (346 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Cuspidaria sp. (44953)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Cuspidaria semiradiata (203199)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Yunnan) Cuspidaria luxiensis (201161)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan (Fukui) Cuspidaria ayabensis (39563 39564 40119)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Cuspidaria alpis (144634)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Japan (Miyagi) Cuspidaria praenipponica (40219 40541)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany Cuspidaria sp. (23818)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Bavaria) Paracuspidaria goldfussiana, Paracuspidaria walteri (224862)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany Paracuspidaria goldfussiana, Paracuspidaria walteri (159446)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Cuspidaria sp. (204062)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom (England) Neaera sp. (27876)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Hungary Cuspidaria sp. (124884)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Kenya Cuspidaria ayersi (36460)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.1Portugal Cuspidaria sp. (7392)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Cuspidaria portlandica (7059)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Cuspidaria sp. (67942) Neaera portlandica (67943)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Hungary Cuspidaria picteti (23872)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (California) Cuspidaria persulcata (151966)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5China (Xizang) Cuspidaria tibetica (64249)
Albian - Aptian113.0 - 113.0Antarctica (Alexander Island) Cuspidaria sp. (2079)