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Fimbriinae

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Corbinae Stoliczka
1950Fimbriidae Nicol
1965Fimbriidae Newell p. 19
1980Fimbriidae Vokes p. 106
1987Fimbriidae Squires p. 61
1999Fimbriidae Squires p. 25
2009Fimbriidae Nevesskaja
2010Fimbriinae Bouchet et al.
2011Fimbriinae Carter et al. p. 14
2014Fimbriidae Ros-Franch et al.
2015Fimbriinae Hickman p. 15
2021Fimbriinae Mendir et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyFimbriinae(Nicol 1950)
subfamilyFimbriinae(Nicol 1950)

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. Fimbriinae Nicol 1950
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G. †Cyclopellatia Cossmann 1907
G. †Eosphaera Fürsich et al. 2019
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Invalid names: Sphaera rogeri Agrawal 1956 [synonym]
G. †Haastina Marwick 1953
G. †Hamamlia Monari 2006
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Hamamlia contiae Monari 2003
Invalid names: Cerkesia Monari 2003 [replaced]
G. †Mutiella Stoliczka 1871
G. †Parvicorbis Cossmann 1892
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Parvicorbis goodallina Cossmann 1887
Parvicorbis subarata Cossmann 1886
Invalid names: Bernayia Cossmann 1887 [replaced]
G. †Schafhaeutlia Cossmann 1897
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Schafhaeutlia astartiformis Münster 1841
Schafhaeutlia laubei Bittner 1895
Schafhaeutlia mellingi Hauer 1857
Schafhaeutlia nebulosa Kurushin 1992
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Invalid names: Gonodon ovatum Schafhäutl 1863 [replaced]
Schafhaeutlia trigona Stoppani 1858
Invalid names: Gonodon Schafhäutl 1863 [replaced], Krumbeckia Diener 1915 [synonym]
G. †Sphaera Sowerby 1822
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Sphaera americanus Imlay 1940
Sphaera corrugata Sowerby 1822
Sphaera whitneyi Meek 1877
G. †Sphaeriola Stoliczka 1871
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Sphaeriola crassicostata d'Orbigny 1850
Sphaeriola grandaeva Waagen 1881
Sphaeriola leedae Marwick 1953
Sphaeriola madridi d'Archiac 1843
Invalid names: Corbinae Stoliczka 1870 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Bartonian or 254.14000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (279 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Sphaeriola grandaeva (119554)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Schafhaeutlia sp. (112109)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Hungary (Bakony) Gonodon sp. (203239)
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Jordan (Janoobiah) Schafhaeutlia astartiformis, Schafhaeutlia subquadrata (201986) Schafhaeutlia subquadrata (201987)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Qinghai) Schafhaeutlia sp. (112827)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation Schafhaeutlia sp. (214730)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Russian Federation Schafhaeutlia nebulosa (97057 97132 97133 107111)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Qinghai) Schafhaeutlia astartiformis (101034 101046) Schafhaeutlia mellingi, Schafhaeutlia astartiformis (101048) Schafhaeutlia plana, Schafhaeutlia mellingi, Schafhaeutlia astartiformis (101044) Schafhaeutlia rostrata (101047)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Schafhaeutlia astarteformis, Schafhaeutlia laubei (42277 42280) Schafhaeutlia laubei (42276 42279 42369 42377) Schafhaeutlia laubei, Schafhaeutlia mellingi (42368 42371) Schafhaeutlia sp. (201820)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Egypt (Shamal Sina) Schafhaeutlia sp. (206058)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Sphaera corrugata (66734)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria Sphaera corrugata (220822)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Sphaera corrugata (114793 114794 114795 114798 114810)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria Sphaera corrugata (220827)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Sphaera corrugata (114792)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Mutiella coarctata (114268)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Mutiella coarctata (27818 27819 27822 28078)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Mutiella coarctata (35039)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Nigeria Parvicorbis sp. (7791)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Île-de-France) Bernayia subarata (179130)