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Limatulinae

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Limatulinae was named by Kasum-Zade (2003). It is extant.

It was assigned to Limidae by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Limatulinae Kasum-Zade
2008Echinorbinae Waterhouse
2010Limatulinae Bouchet et al.
2011Limatulinae Carter et al. p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLimatulinaeKasum-Zade 2003
subfamilyLimatulinaeKasum-Zade 2003

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.

Subfm. Limatulinae Kasum-Zade 2003
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Tr. †Calcicaniculariini Waterhouse 2008
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G. †Calcicanicularia Waterhouse 1983
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†Calcicanicularia antecostata Waterhouse 1987
†Calcicanicularia glabra Waterhouse 1983
Invalid names: Echinorbinae Waterhouse 2008 [synonym], Limatulini Kasum-Zade 2003 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 290.10000 to 254.17000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 279.3 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (Queensland) Calcicanicularia glabra (39937)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (Queensland) Calcicanicularia sp. (66276 66279 66281)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Calcicanicularia antecostata (98099 98100 98101 120329 120330 120331 120335 120336 120337 120338 120339 120340 120341 120379 120535 120539 120661 120664)