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Poromyidae

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Poromyidae Dall
1965Poromyidae Newell p. 21
1980Poromyidae Vokes p. 211
1983Dermatomyidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
1983Neaeroporomyidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
1983Perlaporomyidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
2000Poromyidae Coan et al. p. 568
2006Poromyidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 231
2009Poromyidae Nevesskaja
2010Poromyidae Bouchet et al.
2011Poromyidae Carter et al.

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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
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyPoromyoidea(Dall 1886)
familyPoromyidaeDall 1886
familyPoromyidaeDall 1886

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. Poromyidae Dall 1886
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G. †Cetoconcha Dall 1886
Subfm. Cetomyinae Krylova 1997
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G. †Cetomya Dall 1889
G. †Cymella Meek 1864
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G. †Liopistha Meek 1864
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†Leiopistha meekii White 1874
Subg. †Liopistha (Psilomya) Meek 1876
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†Psilomya meeki White 1874
†Psilomya peterpondi McLearn 1933
†Liopistha alternata Weller 1907
†Liopistha anaana Anderson 1902
†Liopistha glabra Warren 1934
†Liopistha ligeriensis d'Orbigny 1845
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Invalid names: Homomya profunda White 1887 [synonym], Pholadomya molli Coquand 1862 [synonym]
†Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853
†Liopistha sergipensis White 1887
†Liopistha servesensis Choffat 1901
†Liopistha sulcata von Koenen 1898
†Liopistha superba Stoliczka 1871
†Liopistha ventricosa von Koenen 1897
G. †Megaporomya Ayoub-Hannaa et al. 2013
G. †Neaeroporomya Cossmann 1886
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G. Poromya Forbes 1844
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Subg. Poromya (Dermatomya) Dall 1921
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Invalid names: Corbula binominata Hanna 1924 [synonym]
Subg. Poromya (Poromya) Forbes 1844
†Poromya globulosa Forbes 1846
†Poromya lata Forbes 1846
†Poromya tumida Cossmann 1882
G. †Pseudocuspidaria Eames 1951
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Invalid names: Dermatomyidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983 [synonym], Neaeroporomyidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983 [synonym], Perlaporomyidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, CP according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-07-04 09:13:50
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:19:44
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 121.40000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 119.57 Ma

Collections (362 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Liopistha comueliana (235315)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5China (Xizang) Liopistha sp. (61399)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Colombia Liopista gigantea (221846)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Peru Liopistha sp. (88152)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Gabon Liopistha sp. 1 (209483 209484) Liopistha sp. 2 (209486) Megaporomya sp. (209487)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Peru (Cajamarca) Liopistha gigantea (88169)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Peru Liopistha gigantia (88673)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) Psilomya peterpondi (87418)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Peru (Cajamarca) Liopistha gigantea (56988 56989 56990) Liopistha sp. (56911)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Canada (Alberta) Psilomya peterpondi (87457)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Brazil (Sergipe) Homomya profunda (87861) Liopistha sergipensis (87862)
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian110.1 - 93.9Venezuela (Trujillo) Liopistha cornueliana (64456)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain Psilomya gigantea (66129)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Liopistha gigantea (6280 51673)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt Liopistha albiana (98327)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Egypt Poromya ligeriensis (150876)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Liopistha sp. (4652) Psilomya concentrica (4638 6593 6604 6646) Psilomya levis (4654 6498)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Liopistha meeki (3096) Liopistha sp. (3080 3081 3086)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) Liopistha allani (87450)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil Liopistha alta (140837)