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Radiolitidae

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Taxonomy

Radiolitidae was named by Gray (1848).

It was assigned to Hippuritacea by Newell (1965), Vokes (1980); to Hippuritoida by Sanders (2001); to Hippuritoidea by Fenerci-Masse et al. (2006); and to Radiolitoidea by Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011), Skelton (2013).

Subtaxa

Agria, Agriopleura, Alencasterites, Apulites, Archaeoradiolites, Auroradiolites, Biradiolites, Biradiolitinae, Bournonia, Bystrickya, Chiapasella, Colveraia (syn. Branislavia, Balabania, Klinghardtites, Hatayia), Contraspira, Darendeella, Distefanella, Dubertretia, Durania, Eoradiolites, Favus, Fossulites, Fundinia, Glabrobournonia, Gorjanovicia, Guanacastea, Hacobjanella, Horehronia, Huasteca, Jerinella, Joufia (syn. Miseia), Joufiinae, Katzeria, Kuehnia, Kurtinia, Lapeirousella, Lapeirousia, Lapeirousiinae, Laskarevia, Macgillavryia, Maghrebites, Medeela, Medeella, Milovanovicia, Monopilarites, Neoradiolites, Orestia, Osculigera, Parabournonia, Paronaites, Paronella, Petkovicia, Polsakia, Potosites, Praelapeirousia, Praeradiolites, Pseudopolyconites, Pseudosabinia, Radiolitella, Radiolites, Radiolitinae, Rajka, Robertella, Rosellia, Sauvagesia, Sauvagesiinae, Sphaerulites, Tampsia, Tekirdagia, Thyrastylon, Trechmannites, Vautrinia

Synonyms

Duraniidae was named by Yanin (1989). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Radiolitidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Radiolitoidea by Nevesskaja (2009).
Osculigeridae was named by Yanin (1989). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Radiolitidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Lapeirousioidea by Nevesskaja (2009).
Chiapasellidae was named by Alencaster (1971). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Radiolitidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Biradiolitinae was named by Douvillé (1902) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9290].

It was reranked as the family Biradiolitidae by Nevesskaja (2009); it was considered an invalid subgroup of Radiolitidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

It was assigned to Radiolitidae by Vokes (1980); and to Radiolitoidea by Nevesskaja (2009).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1848	Radiolitidae Gray
1902	Biradiolitinae Douvillé
1965	Radiolitidae Newell p. 19
1971	Chiapasellidae Alencaster
1980	Radiolitidae Vokes p. 198
1980	Biradiolitinae Vokes p. 199
1989	Duraniidae Yanin
1989	Osculigeridae Yanin
2001	Radiolitidae Sanders
2006	Radiolitidae Fenerci-Masse et al. p. 772
2009	Biradiolitidae Nevesskaja
2009	Duraniidae Nevesskaja
2009	Osculigeridae Nevesskaja
2009	Radiolitidae Nevesskaja
2010	Radiolitidae Bouchet et al.
2011	Radiolitidae Carter et al. p. 15
2013	Radiolitidae Skelton

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Hippuritida	()
suborder	Radiolitidina
superfamily	Radiolitoidea	Gray 1848
family	Radiolitidae	Gray 1848
family	Radiolitidae	Gray 1848

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. †Radiolitidae Gray 1848

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G. †Agria Matheron 1878

†Agria gherzii Palmer 1928

G. †Agriopleura Kühn 1832

G. †Alencasterites Pons et al. 2016

†Alencasterites mooretownensis Trechmann 1924

G. †Apulites Tavani 1958

G. †Archaeoradiolites Fenerci-Masse et al. 2006

†Archaeoradiolites hispanicus Fenerci-Masse et al. 2006

†Archaeoradiolites primitivus Fenerci-Masse et al. 2006

G. †Auroradiolites Rao and Skelton 2015

†Auroradiolites gilgitensis Douvillé 1926

G. †Biradiolites d'Orbigny 1850

†Biradiolites angulosus d'Orbigny 1850

†Biradiolites ara Pons 1977

†Biradiolites fissicostatus d'Orbigny 1847

†Biradiolites lameracensis Toucas 1909

Invalid names: Biradiolites orbigny Toucas 1940 [synonym], Radiolites similivalvis Astre 1932 [synonym]

†Biradiolites lumbricalis d'Orbigny 1910

†Biradiolites martelli Parona 1911

†Biradiolites osensis Vidal 1878

†Biradiolites rotundatus Plenicar 1982

†Biradiolites zucchii Caffau and Plenicar 1990

G. †Bournonia Fischer 1887

†Bournonia bournoni Desmoulins 1826

†Bournonia excavata d'Orbigny 1847

†Bournonia fascicularis Pirona 1869

†Bournonia gardonica Toucas 1907

G. †Bystrickya Lupu 1976

G. †Chiapasella Müllerried 1931

†Chiapasella radiolitiformis Trechmann 1924

Invalid names: Chiapasella bermudezi Palmer 1933 [synonym], Chiapasella cubensis Rutten 1936 [synonym], Chiapasella pauciplicata Muellerried 1931 [synonym], Euscalpellum coatesi Donovan and Davis-Strickland 1993 [synonym]

G. †Colveraia Klinghardt 1921

Invalid names: Balabania [synonym], Branislavia [synonym], Hatayia Karacabey-Öztemür and Selcuk 1981 [synonym], Klinghardtites [synonym]

G. †Contraspira Mitchell 2009

†Contraspira khanae Mitchell 2009

G. †Darendeella Karacabey-Oztemür 1976

G. †Distefanella Parona 1901

G. †Dubertretia Cox 1965

G. †Durania Douvillé 1908

†Durania acuticostata Caffau et al. 1995

†Durania californica Anderson 1958

†Durania cornupastoris Des Moulins 1826

Invalid names: Biradiolites cornupastoris Des Moulins 1850 [synonym], Durania arnaudi Choffat 1891 [synonym]

†Durania gaensis Dacque 1903

G. †Eoradiolites Douvillé 1909

†Eoradiolites liratus Conrad 1852

†Eoradiolites murgensis Torre 1965

†Eoradiolites plicatus Conrad 1852

†Eoradiolites rousseli Toucas 1907

†Eoradiolites triangularis d'Orbigny 1847

G. †Favus Laviano and Skelton 1992

†Favus antei Laviano and Skelton 1992

G. †Fossulites Astre 1957

†Fossulites dionysii Steuber 1994

G. †Fundinia Sladic-Trifunovic and Pejovic 1977

G. †Glabrobournonia Morris and Skelton 1995

G. †Gorjanovicia Polsak 1967

†Gorjanovicia boeotica Steuber 1994

†Gorjanovicia lipparinii Polsak 1967

G. †Guanacastea Pons et al. 2016

†Guanacastea costaricaensis Pons et al. 2016

†Guanacastea jamaicensis Trechmann 1924

G. †Hacobjanella Atabekjan 1976

G. †Horehronia Andrusov 1976

G. †Huasteca Pons et al. 2013

†Huasteca ojanchalensis Myers 1968

G. †Jerinella Pejovic 1988

G. †Joufia Boehm 1897

†Joufia reticulata Boehm 1897

Invalid names: Miseia [synonym]

G. †Katzeria Sliskovic 1966

†Katzeria hercegovinaensis Sliskovic 1966

G. †Kuehnia

G. †Kurtinia Karacabey-Oztemuer 1980

G. †Lapeirousella Milovanovic 1938

G. †Lapeirousia Bayle 1878

†Lapeirousia jouanneti Des Moulins 1826

†Lapeirousia laskarevi Milovanovic 1938

†Lapeirousia plana Milovanovic 1935

†Lapeirousia zitteli Douvillé 1913

G. †Laskarevia Milovanovic 1984

G. †Macgillavryia Rojas et al. 1995

G. †Maghrebites Pons 2012

G. †Medeela

G. †Medeella Parona 1924

†Medeella zignana Pirona 1869

G. †Milovanovicia Polsak 1967

G. †Monopilarites Philip and Platel 1998

†Monopilarites duqmensis Philip and Platel 1998

G. †Neoradiolites Milovanovic 1935

G. †Orestia Lupu 1972

G. †Osculigera Kühn 1933

G. †Parabournonia Douvillé 1927

G. †Paronaites Pons 2011

G. †Paronella Wiontzek 1934

G. †Petkovicia Kühn and Pejovic 1959

G. †Polsakia Sliskovic 1982

G. †Potosites Pons et al. 2010

†Potosites tristantorresi Pons et al. 2010

G. †Praelapeirousia Wiontzek 1934

G. †Praeradiolites Douvillé 1902

†Praeradiolites acutilamellosus Caffau et al. 1995

†Praeradiolites ciryi Floquet 1991

†Praeradiolites fuxeensis Astre 1954

Invalid names: Praeradiolites subfuxeensis Astre 1962 [synonym]

†Praeradiolites hoeninghausi Desmoulins 1826

†Praeradiolites subtoucasi Toucas 1907

Invalid names: Praeradiolites aristidis Munier-Chalmas 1888 [synonym], Praeradiolites echennensis Astre 1954 [synonym]

G. †Pseudopolyconites Milovanovic 1935

†Pseudopolyconites apuliensis Sladíc-Trifunovic and Campobasso 1980

G. †Pseudosabinia Morris and Skelton 1995

†Pseudosabinia klinghardti Boehm 1927

G. †Radiolitella Douvillé 1904

†Radiolitella maestrichtiana Pejovic 1968

G. †Radiolites Lamarck 1801

†Radiolites acutocostata Adkins 1930

†Radiolites austinensis Roemer 1852

†Radiolites carsicus Caffau et al. 1995

†Radiolites dario Catullo 1834

†Radiolites inflata Palmer 1928

†Radiolites lusitanicus Bayle 1857

†Radiolites macroplicatus Whitfield 1987

Invalid names: Radiolites annulosus Whitfield 1897 [synonym], Sauvagesia fluminisagni Chubb 1956 [synonym], Sauvagesia mcgrathi Chubb 1956 [synonym]

†Radiolites perforata Palmer 1928

†Radiolites praegalloprovincialis Toucas 1908

†Radiolites robusta Palmer 1928

†Radiolites sauvagesi d'Hombres-Firmas 1838

†Radiolites spongicola Astre 1954

†Radiolites subangeiodes Toucas 1908

Subfm. †Radiolitinae Gray 1848

G. †Parasauvagesia

G. †Rajka

G. †Robertella Cossmann 1903

G. †Rosellia Pons 1977

G. †Sauvagesia Bayle 1886

†Sauvagesia sanfilippoi Parona 1933

†Sauvagesia tenuicostata Polsak 1967

Subfm. †Sauvagesiinae Douvillé 1908

G. †Dechaseauxia

G. †Hardaghia

G. †Sphaerulites Lamarck 1819

†Sphaerulites foliaceus Lamarck 1819

G. †Tampsia Stephenson 1922

G. †Tekirdagia Ozdikmen 2010

G. †Thyrastylon Chubb 1956

G. †Trechmannites Pons et al. 2013

†Trechmannites rudissimus Trechmann 1924

Invalid names: Biradiolites forbesi Chubb 1956 [synonym], Biradiolites minhoensis Trechmann 1924 [synonym], Biradiolites riograndensis Chubb 1967 [synonym]

G. †Vautrinia Milovanovic 1938

Invalid names: Biradiolitinae Douvillé 1902 [invalid subgroup], Chiapasellidae Alencaster 1971 [synonym], Duraniidae Yanin 1989 [synonym], Joufiinae Karacabey-Oztemür 1981 [empty], Lapeirousiinae Kühn 1932 [empty], Osculigeridae Yanin 1989 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calcitef

Composition 2:

aragonitef

Grouping:

gregariouso

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

intermediate-level epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2007-11-27 10:22:47

Modified:

2007-11-27 12:22:47

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hauterivian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 132.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (797 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Tithonian - Cenomanian	149.2 - 93.9	Mexico (Arcelia)	Paronella sp. (42265)
Cretaceous	143.1 - 66.0	Serbia	Radiolites subangeiodes (242153)
Late/Upper Hauterivian	132.6 - 125.77	France	Agriopleura sp. (67453)
Barremian	125.77 - 121.4	Chile (Huasco)	Agria blumenbachi (223225) Agriopleura sp. (223571 223572 223573)
Barremian	125.77 - 121.4	France	Agriopleura marticensis (69737)
Early/Lower Barremian	125.77 - 121.4	Spain	Agriopleura sp. (64384)
Late/Upper Barremian	125.77 - 121.4	Germany	Agriopleura blumenbachi (50422 50507)
Late/Upper Barremian	125.77 - 121.4	France (Languedoc-Roussillon)	Agriopleura marticensis (92722)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian	125.77 - 119.57	France	Agriopleura marticensis (64074)
Barremian - Aptian	125.77 - 113.2	Chile (Copiapó)	Agriopleura blumenbachi (222924)
Youngest occurrences
Time interval	Ma	Country or state	PBDB collection number
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	France (Normandy)	Praeradiolites hoeninghausi (1325)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Serbia	Biradiolites royanus, Bournonia adriatica, Lapeirousia crateriformis, Lapeirousia orientalis, Medeela zignana, Praeradiolites alatus, Pseudopolyconites sp., Radiolites alfredi, Radiolites angeoides, Radiolites aurigerensis, Radiolites nouleti, Radiolites sellesi, Radiolites subangeoides, Sauvagesia meneghiniana, Radiolitella maestrichtiana, Sauvagesia tenuicostata, Bournonia excavata, Praeradiolites subtoucasi (1319) Biradiolites solutus, Biradiolites sp. (1380) Biradiolites stoppanianus, Bournonia adriatica, Branislavia bacevicensis, Lapeirousella orientalis, Lapeirousia crateriformis, Neoradiolites serbicus, Praeradiolites leymerie, Praeradiolites boucheroni, Pseudopolyconites parvus, Pseudopolyconites ovalis, Pseudopolyconites serbicus, Pseudopolyconites balkanicus, Pseudopolyconites bacevicensis, Pseudopolyconites dechaseauxae, Radiolites angeiodes, Radiolites submusculus, Joufia reticulata, Radiolitella maestrichtiana, Bournonia excavata, Biradiolites fissicostatus, Bournonia bournoni, Lapeirousia jouanneti (74558)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Spain (Cataluña)	Praeradiolites boucheroni, Praeradiolites sp., Radiolitella pulchellus (67005)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	Durania sp. (7567)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Jamaica (Portland)	Chiapasella sp., Biradiolites mooretownensis (84789)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Tunisia	Radiolites angeoides, Radiolites subangeoides (1365)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Spain	Agriopleura fumanyae, Biradiolites aquitanicus, Biradiolites baylei, Biradiolites chaperi, Biradiolites collsensis, Biradiolites posae, Biradiolites royanus, Biradiolites similivalvis, Bournonia garumnica, Bournonia moroi, Bournonia sensuyi, Lapeirousia sp., Praeradiolites boucheroni, Praeradiolites leymeriei, Praeradiolites maximus, Praeradiolites sp., Radiolitella pulchellus, Radiolitella sp., Radiolites albonensis, Radiolites alsinanus, Radiolites alfredi, Radiolites aurigerensis, Radiolites jovis, Radiolites nouleti, Radiolites planicostatus, Biradiolites ara, Biradiolites lameracensis, Biradiolites osensis, Praeradiolites fuxeensis, Praeradiolites echennensis, Lapeirousia jouanneti (1317) Joufia sp., Lapeirousia sp. (1378)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Jamaica (Clarendon Parish)	Biradiolites jamaicensis (163010 163027) Biradiolites mooretownensis (163009 163014 163028) Bournonia cancellata (163005 163006 163012 163056) Bournonia cancellata, Chiapasella radiolitiformis (163061) Bournonia cancellata, Thyrastylon spp., Biradiolites jamaicensis (163011) Bournonia thiadensi, Thyrastylon spp., Chiapasella radiolitiformis (163059) Chiapasella radiolitiformis (163057 163078) Chiapasella sp. (163060) Macgillavryia nicholasi, Chiapasella radiolitiformis (163080) Thyrastylon spp., Biradiolites jamaicensis (163013)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Iran (Isfahan)	Biradiolites sp., Biradiolites baylei, Biradiolites bulgaricus, Bournonia sp., Bournonia anatolica, Bournonia fourtaui, Bournonia garloica, Colveraia sp., Colveraia variabilis, Lapeirousia sp., Lapeirousia crateriformis, Sauvagesia sp., Radiolitidae indet., Biradiolites fissicostatus (162606 162607) Biradiolites sp., Bournonia sp., Bournonia anatolica, Bournonia excavata (162608 162609) Bournonia sp., Biradiolites lumbricalis (162599 162600) Lapeirousia pervinquierei, Radiolitidae indet. (162601 162602) Radiolitidae indet. (162605) Vautrinia syriaca (162603 162604) Vautrinia syriaca, Lapeirousia jouanneti (162598)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Jordan	Dubertretia kelleri, Vautrinia syraica, Lapeirousia jouanneti (1358)