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Rhombopterioidea

Bivalvia - Ostreida

Taxonomy
Rhombopterioidea was named by Korobkov (1960).

It was synonymized subjectively with Leiopectinoidea by Nevesskaja (2009).

It was assigned to Malleidina by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Rhombopterioidea Korobkov
2011Rhombopterioidea 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
superfamilyRhombopterioideaKorobkov 1960
superfamilyRhombopterioideaKorobkov 1960

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. †Rhombopterioidea Korobkov 1960
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Fm. †Rhombopteriidae Korobkov 1960
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G. †Rhombopteria Jackson 1890
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Subg. †Rhombopteria (Newsomella) Foerste 1909
†Rhombopteria mira Barrande 1881
†Rhombopteria perunicola Kříž 2008
Fm. †Umburridae Johnson 1991
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G. †Umburra
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Emsian or 433.40000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Rhombopteria sp. (13592)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Tennessee) Rhombopteria divaricata (26788)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) Rhombopteria sp. (13069 13075 13104 13107)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Rhombopteria mira (497)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic Rhombopteria sp. (14104)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Rhombopteria sp. (13603)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) Rhombopteria perunicola (85118)
Siegen412.3 - 409.1Australia (Victoria) Rhombopteria anfractaviara (56698 56699)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) Rhombopteriidae indet. (35557 35558)