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Pontalmyrini

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Pontalmyrini was named by Taktakishvili (1987).

It was reranked as the subtribe Pontalmyrina by Bouchet et al. (2010).

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Chartoconchini Taktakishvili
1987Digressodacnini Taktakishvili
1987Panticapaeini Taktakishvili
1987Pontalmyrini Taktakishvili
1987Pseudocatillini Taktakishvili
2010Pontalmyrina Bouchet et al.
2011Pontalmyrini Carter et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyLymnocardiinaeStoliczka 1870
tribePontalmyriniTaktakishvili 1987
tribePontalmyriniTaktakishvili 1987

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.

Tr. †Pontalmyrini Taktakishvili 1987
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Invalid names: Chartoconchini Taktakishvili 1987 [synonym], Digressodacnini Taktakishvili 1987 [synonym], Panticapaeini Taktakishvili 1987 [synonym], Pseudocatillini Taktakishvili 1987 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:31:14
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:21:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Thraki) Pseudocatillus pseudocatillus (205293)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Pontalmyra bollenensis, Pontalmyra incerta, Pontalmyra partschi (172915) Pontalmyra bollenensis, Pontalmyra incerta, Pontalmyra partschi, Pontalmyra sp., Pseudocatillus nevesskayae, Pseudocatillus sp. (172910) Pontalmyra bollenensis, Pontalmyra incerta, Pontalmyra partschi, Pseudocatillus nevesskayae (172912 199859) Pontalmyra bollenensis, Pontalmyra incerta, Pontalmyra partschi, Pseudocatillus nevesskayae, Pseudocatillus sp. (172914) Pontalmyra incerta, Pontalmyra partschi (199860) Pontalmyra partschi (172916)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Romania Chartoconcha sp. (73301) Pontalmyra subcarinata, Pseudocatillus pseudocatillus (73300)