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Aviculidae

Bivalvia - Aviculidae

Taxonomy
Aviculidae was named by d'Orbigny (1843) [on pg. 66 of the Appendix]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pteriidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Conchifera by Woodward and Tate (1880); and to Pelecypoda by Stanton (1895).

Subtaxa
Avicula, Aviculinae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Aviculidae d'Orbigny p. 66
1880Aviculidae Woodward and Tate p. 66
1895Aviculidae Stanton p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
familyAviculidaed'Orbigny 1843
familyAviculidaed'Orbigny 1843

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.

Fm. Aviculidae d'Orbigny 1843
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G. Avicula Bruguière 1791
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Subg. †Avicula (Oxytoma) Meek and Hayden 1865
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†Avicula aculeata Bittner 1901
†Avicula aequivalvis Braun 1841
†Avicula alternans Münster 1841
†Avicula angulosa Lepsius 1878
†Avicula arcoidea Bittner 1895
†Avicula arcuata Münster 1841
Avicula atlantica Lamarck 1819
†Avicula azzarola Stoppani 1865
†Avicula beisseli Muller 1859
†Avicula bifrons Münster 1841
†Avicula bittneri Wöhrmann 1894
†Avicula boeckhi Bittner 1901
†Avicula bronni Alberti 1830
†Avicula carinthiaca Gugenberger 1935
†Avicula caudata Stoppani 1857
†Avicula caudataeformis Gugenberger 1935
†Avicula cingulata Stache 1878
†Avicula cortinensis Bittner 1895
†Avicula cosmeta Cossmann 1887
†Avicula crispata Goldfuss 1863
†Avicula dalailamae de Verneuil 1845
†Avicula decipiens Salomon 1895
†Avicula depressa Wissmann 1841
†Avicula deshayesi Terquem 1855
†Avicula destefanoi Jaworski 1922
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Invalid names: Avicula gea d'Orbigny 1849 [replaced]
†Avicula difficilis Bittner 1895
†Avicula dunkeri Terquem 1855
Avicula eximia Verneuil 1845
†Avicula falcata Stoppani 1857
†Avicula frechii Bittner 1895
†Avicula gainsana Anderson 1958
†Avicula gallensteini Gugenberger 1935
†Avicula gessneri Thurmann 1840
†Avicula geyeri Gugenberger 1935
†Avicula glaberrima Wissmann 1841
†Avicula globulus Wissmann 1841
†Avicula grabovicensis Kittl 1903
†Avicula gregaria Stoppani 1865
†Avicula gregoryi Hall and Ambrose 1916
†Avicula hallensis von Wöhrmann 1889
†Avicula haydeni Hall and Meek 1855
†Avicula hofmanni Bittner 1901
†Avicula homfrayi Gabb 1864
†Avicula insolita Bittner 1901
†Avicula janiriformis Stoppani 1857
†Avicula japodica Bittner 1901
†Avicula kautzkyi Gugenberger 1935
†Avicula keyserlingi d'Orbigny 1850
†Avicula kokeni Wöhrman 1892
†Avicula kossmati Bittner 1901
†Avicula kutassyi Gugenberger 1935
†Avicula laczkoi Frech 1912
†Avicula launsdorfiensis Gugenberger 1935
†Avicula lineata Gugenberger 1935
†Avicula loomisi Broili 1904
†Avicula lorata Keyserling 1846
†Avicula miljacensis Kittl 1903
†Avicula mucronata Gabb 1864
†Avicula muensteri Bronn 1830
†Avicula nitida Forbes 1846
†Avicula nodosa Gugenberger 1935
†Avicula obtusa Bittner 1895
†Avicula ochotica Keyserling 1848
†Avicula oldroydii Reagan 1924
†Avicula pannonica Bittner 1901
†Avicula pellucida Gabb 1864
†Avicula plicatostriata Gugenberger 1935
†Avicula problematica de Gregorio 1930
†Avicula prosslinensis Broili 1904
†Avicula pseudofrederici Gugenberger 1935
†Avicula roguensis Anderson 1958
†Avicula salomoni Broili 1904
†Avicula seisiana Broili 1904
†Avicula sinemuriensis D'Orbigny 1850
†Avicula soperi Smith 1927
†Avicula spinicosta Lepsius 1878
†Avicula sturoides Gugenberger 1935
Avicula tarentina Lamarck 1818
†Avicula tofanae Bittner 1904
†Avicula trigonata Lamarck 1819
†Avicula zeuschneri Wissmann 1841
Subfm. Aviculinae Stoliczka 1871
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G. †Cobracephalus Whidborne 1897
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†Cobracephalus angulosus Whidborne 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Givetian to the top of the Pleistocene or 387.95000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 382.31 Ma

Collections (104 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Avicula sp. (96211)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Australia (New South Wales) Avicula tessellata (133349)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Avicula problematica (233340)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Italy (South Tyrol) Avicula cingulata (204983)
Early/Lower Triassic - Anisian251.902 - 241.464Italy (Lombardy) Avicula angulosa (231734)
Triassic251.902 - 201.4Vietnam (Tinh Lai Chau) Avicula sp. (77537)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen Avicula sola (212547)
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Avicula crispata (201358)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation Avicula dalailamae (117348) Avicula septentrionalis (212566)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy Avicula sp. (136960)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Avicula miljacensis (99768) Avicula sp. (206722)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Avicula bronni (201970)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Avicula decipiens (202272)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Italy Avicula frechii (202326)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Avicula sp. (203841)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Avicula grabovicensis (137002)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464USA (Nevada) Avicula homfrayi (142617)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy (South Tyrol) Avicula globulus (205132)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Indonesia (Timor) Avicula sp. (205180)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Hungary (Bakony) Avicula insolita (203347)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Peru Avicula destefanoi (206423)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Avicula sp., Avicula torelli, Avicula boeckhi, Avicula bittneri (212183)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) Avicula arcuata, Avicula kokeni, Avicula tofanae, Avicula caudata, Avicula salomoni, Avicula seisiana, Avicula loomisi, Avicula prosslinensis, Avicula frechii (44953)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Avicula arcuata, Avicula alternans, Avicula bifrons, Avicula aequivalvis, Avicula ceratophaga, Avicula antiqua (137429) Avicula arcuata, Avicula cortinensis, Avicula obtusa, Avicula arcoidea, Avicula difficilis (144634) Avicula tofanae, Avicula cortinensis (138262)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Slovenia Avicula sp., Avicula japodica, Avicula kossmati (206261)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Peru Avicula destefanoi (206424)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy (South Tyrol) Avicula kokeni (205157)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria (Tyrol) Avicula gea (202331)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria Avicula bittneri (201958) Avicula hallensis (206002) Avicula sp., Avicula frederici, Avicula stoppani, Avicula kokeni, Avicula caudata, Avicula seisiana, Avicula pannonica, Avicula caudataeformis, Avicula gallensteini, Avicula geyeri, Avicula plicatostriata, Avicula kautzkyi, Avicula launsdorfiensis, Avicula kutassyi, Avicula carinthiaca, Avicula lineata, Avicula boeckhi, Avicula bittneri, Avicula hallensis (201956) Avicula tofanae, Avicula prosslinensis, Avicula nodosa, Avicula sturoides, Avicula hallensis (201957)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) Avicula aculeata, Avicula bittneri (203197) Avicula arcoidea (203269) Avicula bittneri (203336) Avicula boeckhi (203210) Avicula hofmanni (203208) Avicula laczkoi (203270) Avicula pannonica (203338) Avicula pannonica, Avicula boeckhi, Avicula hofmanni (203199) Avicula tofanae (203277)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Germany Avicula hallensis (206041)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Mexico Aviculidae indet. (201952)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria Avicula bittneri (203335) Avicula gea (149436)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) Avicula soperi (33327)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) Avicula soperi (33398)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Indonesia (Timor) Avicula caudata (205273)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Italy (Trento) Avicula exilis (231838)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (California) Avicula mucronata (33365)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Hungary (Veszprém) Pteroperna deshayesi (200771)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Italy (Lombardy) Avicula sp., Avicula azzarola, Avicula gregaria, Pecten janiriformis (38083) Avicula sp., Avicula gregaria (38118)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Italy Avicula falcata (204975) Avicula sp. (204951) Avicula sp., Avicula azzarola, Avicula gregaria (204921) Avicula sp., Avicula gregaria (204950) Pecten janiriformis (204938) Pteria deshayesi (38168)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Hungary (Veszprem) Avicula sp. (203351)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Italy (Trento) Avicula exilis (232113)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5France (Lorraine) Avicula buvignieri, Avicula alfredi, Avicula dunkeri, Avicula deshayesi (53947)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Italy Pteria deshayesi (29036)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Italy Pteria deshayesi (38170)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Italy (Trento) Avicula spinicosta (232110)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7United Kingdom (Somerset) Avicula sp. (198904)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Germany Arcavicula arcuata (28895)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Russian Federation Oxytoma sinemuriensis (39304 39318)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Italy Avicula sinemuriensis (173592)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Avicula calva (126923)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Avicula sp. (222169)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom Avicula sp. (222207)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Oxytoma muensteri (220499)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Avicula sp. (98130)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Yemen Avicula gessneri (94501)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21USA (California) Avicula sp. (192845)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Ethiopia Avicula gessneri (94491)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Russian Federation Avicula russiensis (2511)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Avicula haydeni (235724)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6USA (California) Avicula whiteavesi (83608)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France Avicula carteroni (2199 2209)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Portugal Avicula carteroni (65859)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Montana) Avicula sp. (58638)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico Avicula aguilerae (73576)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Oregon) Avicula roguensis (158110)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Avicula beisseli (221859)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Avicula beisseli (213668)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Avicula geulemensis (67134)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Avicula pellucida (122337)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Avicula pellucida (207112 207118 207120 207124)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Mexico (Baja California Sur) Avicula sp. (43753)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Avicula media (42582)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Vanuatu Avicula sp. (77902)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Avicula tarentina (84763)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Avicula atlantica (203376)