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Galeommatidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Galeommatidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Galeommatidae Gray
1884Chlamydoconchidae Dall
1904Galeommatidae Glenn p. 322
1965Chlamydoconchidae Newell p. 19
1965Galeommatidae Newell p. 19
1979Cyamionematidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
1979Ephippodontidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
1979Vasconiellidae Scarlato and Starobogatov
1980Galeommatidae Vokes p. 113
1980Chlamydoconchidae Vokes p. 115
1990Galeommatidae Beu et al. p. 397
2000Galeommatidae Coan et al. p. 258
2005Galeommatidae Marquet
2009Ephippiodontidae Nevesskaja
2009Galeommatidae Nevesskaja
2010Galeommatidae Bouchet et al.
2011Galeommatidae Carter et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGaleommatidaeGray 1840
familyGaleommatidaeGray 1840

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. Galeommatidae Gray 1840
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G. Ambuscintilla Iredale 1936
G. †Ephippodonta Tate 1889
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Subg. †Ephippodonta (Ephippodonta) Tate 1889
G. Galeomma Turton 1825
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Subg. †Galeomma (Galeomma) Turton 1825
Subg. †Galeomma (Paralepidae) Dall 1899
G. †Lasaeina Cossmann 1910
G. †Laseina Cossmann 1910
G. †Passya
G. Scintilla Deshayes 1856
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Scintilla alabamiensis Cossmann 1893
Scintilla clarkeana Aldrich 1897
G. Scintillona Finlay 1927
G. Solecardia Conrad 1849
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Solecardia eburnea Conrad 1849
Solecardia venada Olsson 1961
G. Spaniorinus Dall 1899
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Spaniorinus cimbricus Kautsky 1925
Invalid names: Chlamydoconchidae Dall 1884 [synonym], Cyamionematidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym], Ephippodontidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym], Vasconiellidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: WU, MA, UN/BA, SU according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-07-06 16:22:00
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:27:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 70.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Spaniorinus nicolleti (1320)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Scintilla ramoni (7480)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Spaniorinus nicolleti (88510 88511)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Spaniorinus capillacea (22931)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Scintilla clarkeana (92269)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Scintilla sp. (205430)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Scintilla alabamiensis (90600)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Spaniorinus burdigalensis, Spaniorinus inaequilateralis (74865)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany Lasaeina austriaca (171410)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Bordeaux) Spaniorinus burdigalensis (48660)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Lasaeina antwerpiensis, Spaniorinus cimbricus (111599)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Belgium Spaniorinus cimbricus (114830)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands Spaniorinus cimbricus (186883)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Lasaeina antwerpiensis, Spaniorinus bobiesi (61897) Spaniorinus austroexcelsus (61902)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Solecardia cossmani (79103)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) Spaniorinus sp. (122994)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Lasaeina farnesiniana (86802)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Lasaeina farnesiniana (86805)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Bornia venada (48665) Solecardia sp. (48664)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Scintilla thoracica (96945)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Galeomma turtoni (56803)