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Plethocardiidae

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Plethocardiidae

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

It was assigned to Megalodontoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Mecynodontoidea by Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa
Plethocardia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Plethocardiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
2010Plethocardiidae Bouchet et al.
2011Plethocardiidae Carter et al. p. 14

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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
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMecynodontoideaHaffer 1959
familyPlethocardiidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
familyPlethocardiidaeScarlato 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. †Plethocardiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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†Plethocardia suberecta Ulrich 1894
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: base of the Katian to the top of the Edenian or 453.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Plethocardia sp. (23623 23644)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Plethocardia sp. (23622)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Plethocardia sp. (23558)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Plethocardia sp. (23550)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa) Plethocardia sp. (23552)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Plethocardia sp. (23579 23584) Plethocardia suberecta (174070)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Plethocardia sp. (23651 23653 23656 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Plethocardia suberecta (26277)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Plethocardia aviformis (232331)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Plethocardia sp. (23678)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Plethocardia sp. (23588)