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Rhombopteria

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Rhombopteriidae

Taxonomy
Rhombopteria was named by Jackson (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Avicula mira.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhombopteriidae by Korobkov (1960), Kříž (2008), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Rhombopteria Jackson
1960Rhombopteria Korobkov
2002Rhombopteria Sepkoski
2008Rhombopteria Kříž p. 1361
2010Rhombopteria Bouchet et al.

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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
familyRhombopteriidaeKorobkov 1960
genusRhombopteriaJackson 1890

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.

G. †Rhombopteria Jackson 1890
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Subg. †Rhombopteria (Newsomella) Foerste 1909
Rhombopteria mira Barrande 1881
Rhombopteria perunicola Kříž 2008
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 Sheinwoodian to the top of the Siegen or 432.90000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Wisconsin) R. sp. (13069 13075)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) R. sp. (13592)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) R. divaricata (26788)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) R. sp. (13104 13107)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) R. mira (497)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia (Bohemia) R. perunicola (85118)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Sweden (Gotland) R. sp. (13603)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia R. sp. (14104)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) R. anfractaviara (56698 56699)