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Monitilorinae

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Monitilorinae was named by Taylor and Glover (2011). It is extant. Its type is Monitilora.

It was assigned to Lucinidae by Taylor and Glover (2018).

Subtaxa
Monitilora (type genus)
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2026-04-09; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-04-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Monitilorinae Taylor and Glover
2018Monitilorinae Taylor and Glover p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMonitilorinaeTaylor and Glover 2011
subfamilyMonitilorinaeTaylor and Glover 2011

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. Monitilorinae Taylor and Glover 2011
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G. Monitilora Iredale 1930
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Subg. Monitilora (Monitilora) Iredale 1930
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†Monitilora concinna Deshayes 1857
†Monitilora duponti Cossmann 1908
†Monitilora elegans Defrance 1823
†Monitilora obliqua Defrance 1823
†Monitilora obliqua baudoni Deshayes 1857
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aptian to the top of the Pliocene or 121.40000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Lucina obliqua (212048)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium Here duponti (22931) Monitilora duponti (3118 26879 26891 278567)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Poland Monitilora duponti (27625)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Belgium Monitilora duponti (3120)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Germany Monitilora duponti (3114)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium Monitilora elegans (77608) Monitilora elegans, Monitilora grata (77611)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Lucina elegans (42583)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Monitilora elegans (3258)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Monitilora elegans (77612 77613)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Monitilora obliqua (278568)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Monitilora elegans (8124)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Monitilora elegans (78567)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) Miltha elegans (3494)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Lucina elegans (42586 42640)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria Miltha elegans (103757)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Monitilora ideonea (63436) Monitilora idonea (63439)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India Calvilucina bonneti (77658)