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Actinodonta

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Cycloconchidae

Taxonomy
Actinodonta was named by Philipps (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l S Ludl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 91,1066,1077]. Its type is Actinodonta cuneata.

It was assigned to Cycloconchidae by Cox et al. (1969) and Cope (1996); to Modiomorphoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Actinodontidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Actinodonta Philipps p. 225
1873Davidia Hicks p. 49
1969Actinodonta Cox et al. p. N399
1969Davidia Cox et al. p. N820
1996Actinodonta Cope pp. 995, 996
2002Actinodonta Sepkoski
2010Actinodonta Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderActinodontida()
superfamilyAnodontopsoideaMiller 1889
familyCycloconchidaeUlrich 1884
genusActinodontaPhilipps 1848

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. †Actinodonta Philipps 1848
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Actinodonta cuneata Phillips and Salter 1848
Actinodonta naranjoana de Verneuil and Barrande 1855
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Invalid names: Actinodonta cambriensis Hicks 1873 [synonym], Actinodonta homfrayi Hicks 1873 [synonym], Actinodonta ornata Hicks 1873 [synonym], Actinodonta plana Hicks 1873 [synonym]
Invalid names: Davidia Hicks 1873 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Hicks 1873 (Davidia)Ovate, umbo subcentral, nearer anterior extremity, both extremities
nearly equal in width. Surface of shell raised, and almost ridged
between umbo and each end near the cardinal margin. Hinge-line
more or less straight, about a third of the length of the shell, and
extending equally on each side of the umbo. Lines of growth
strongly marked.

The subcentral umbo, equal extremities, and almost triangular
shape of the shell are important characters, and sufficient to stamp
it a new genus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-20 12:50:42
Modified: 2009-09-21 16:01:57
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Meyer et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Moridunian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 477.70000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Loire-Atlantique, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Manche) A. sp. (20864)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Ille-et-Vilaine) A. sp. (20852) A. sp., A. carinata, A. acuta (20860)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (Wales) A. sp. (426)
Moridunian477.7 - 473.8United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (3682)
Moridunian477.7 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Davidia ornata, Davidia plana, Modiolopsis ramseyensis, Modiolopsis homfrayi, Modiolopsis cambriensis (89324)
Whitlandian473.8 - 470.7United Kingdom (Wales) A. ramseyensis (3713 3714 166752)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9France (Finistere) A. naranjoana (20865) A. sp. (20858)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9France (Ille-et-Vilaine) A. sp. (20859)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (East Sierra Morena) A. sp. (20834)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (Montana) Viburnum tilioides (53692)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Viburnum tilioides (53084)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Viburnum antiquum (40891) Viburnum antiquum, Viburnum tilioides (40092) Viburnum tilioides (40746 43407 53601 53608 53940) Viburnum tilioides, Viburnum antiquum (40094)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Viburnum antiquum (57967) Viburnum tilioides (43303)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (North Dakota) Viburnum antiquum (40390 58046) Viburnum tilioides (40103 58037 58038)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Davidia antiqua (28640 28641 28643)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Davidia antiqua (28656 28670 129153 129222 129223)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Davidia antiqua (28651 28654)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Colorado) Viburnum tilioides, Viburnum antiquum (53070)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan (Gunma) Davidia kabutoiwana (22755)