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Pichleriidae

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Pichleriidae

Taxonomy
Pichleriidae was named by Scarlato and Starobogatov (1979).

It was assigned to Pteriomorphia by Bouchet et al. (2010); to Pichlerioidea by Carter et al. (2011); and to Limopsoidea by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pichleriidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
2010Pichleriidae Bouchet et al.
2011Pichleriidae Carter et al. p. 7
2014Pichleriidae Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
CyrtodontidinaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
superfamilyPichlerioideaScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
familyPichleriidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
familyPichleriidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979

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. †Pichleriidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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G. †Elegantarca Tomlin 1930
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Elegantarca subareata Chen 1976
G. †Hoferia Bittner 1895
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Hoferia compressa Broili 1904
Hoferia duplicata Munster 1837
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Invalid names: Arca concentrica Münster 1841 [synonym], Cucullea aspasia d'Orbigny 1849 [synonym]
Hoferia emarginata Bittner 1895
Hoferia exsul Bittner 1901
Hoferia magna Bittner 1895
Hoferia simplex Bittner 1895
Invalid names: Bittnerella Dall 1898 [synonym]
G. †Pichleria Bittner 1895
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Pichleria auingeri Laube 1865
Pichleria canavarii Bittner 1895
Pichleria dubium Münster 1841
Pichleria obesula Bittner 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Alaunian or 244.24000 to 211.18000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 241.464 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Elegantarca subareata (42276 42277 42284 42377)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy Hoferia magna (136959)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Hoferia sp. (206722)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Hoferia sp. (203800)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Elegantarca subareata (42278)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Elegantarca sp., Elegantarca subareata (31619 31621) Elegantarca subareata (31611 31613 31616 31617 31618 31620 31622 31623 31624 31625 31626 31627 31628 31629 31631 31632)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0China (Sichuan) Pichleria sp. (25401)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Bosnia and Herzegovina Hoferia sp. (203843)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) Hoferia duplicata, Hoferia compressa (44953)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Arca concentrica, Cardium dubium, Lucina duplicata (137429) Hoferia lateareata (69664 202422) Hoferia sp. (69674 163815) Lucina duplicata, Pichleria auingeri, Hoferia simplex, Hoferia emarginata, Pichleria obesula (144634) Pichleria sp. (69657)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Sichuan) Pichleria auingeri (25405)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) Hoferia exsul (203269)
Lacian - Alaunian227.3 - 211.18China (Sichuan) Hoferia sp. (25402)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (Nevada) Hoferia sp. (210695)