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Cycloconchidae

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Cycloconchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Cycloconchidae Ulrich
1965Cycloconchidae Newell p. 18
1969Cycloconchidae Cox et al. p. N399
1980Cycloconchidae Vokes p. 71
2001Cycloconchidae Sánchez p. 188
2009Cycloconchidae Nevesskaja
2010Cycloconchidae Bouchet et al.
2011Cycloconchidae Carter et al. p. 13
2025Cycloconchidae Wang et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderActinodontida()
superfamilyAnodontopsoideaMiller 1889
familyCycloconchidaeUlrich 1884
familyCycloconchidaeUlrich 1884

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. †Cycloconchidae Ulrich 1884
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G. †Actinodonta Philipps 1848
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†Actinodonta cuneata Phillips and Salter 1848
†Actinodonta naranjoana de Verneuil and Barrande 1855
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Invalid names: Actinodonta cambriensis Hicks 1873 [synonym], Actinodonta homfrayi Hicks 1873 [synonym], Actinodonta ornata Hicks 1873 [synonym], Actinodonta plana Hicks 1873 [synonym]
Invalid names: Davidia Hicks 1873 [synonym]
G. †Carminodonta Cope 1996
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†Catamarcaia chaschuilensis Aceñolaza and Toselli 1977
G. †Celtoconcha Cope 1996
G. †Copidens Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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†Copidens browni Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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†Cycloconcha speciosa McCoy 1846
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Invalid names: Cycloconcha orbicularis de Sowerby and Murchison 1839 [synonym]
Subfm. †Cycloconchinae Ulrich 1894
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G. †Pseudocyrtodonta Pfab 1934
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†Pseudocyrtodonta ala Barrande 1881
†Pseudocyrtodonta obtusa Barrande 1881
G. †Tatula Polechová 2013
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†Tatula petula Polechová 2013
G. †Famatinadonta Sánchez 2001
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†Famatinadonta gonzaloi Sánchez 2001
G. †Fasciculodonta Fang and Cope 2004
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†Fasciculodonta curvata Wang et al. 2025
†Fasciculodonta impressa Fang and Cope 2004
G. †Fortowensia Cope 1996
G. †Poladonta Sánchez et al. 2003
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†Poladonta sanjuanina Sánchez et al. 2003
Subfm. †Taselasmodinae Fang and Cope 2008
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G. †Taselasmodum Guo 1985
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G. †Zhenxiongella Fang and Cope 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Data from Meyer et al (2009).f
Created: 2009-07-20 12:50:42
Modified: 2009-09-21 16:01:57
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Meyer et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Moridunian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 477.10000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (106 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Actinodonta sp. (3682) Carminodonta crossi, Celtoconcha foveata, Fortowensia grandis (87601) Davidia ornata, Davidia plana, Modiolopsis ramseyensis, Modiolopsis homfrayi, Modiolopsis cambriensis (89324)
Arenig - Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Yunnan) Taselasmodum deccusatum (200941)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Yunnan) Taselasmodum septatum (200939)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0United Kingdom (Wales) Actinodonta sp. (426)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina (La Rioja) Catamarcaia chaschuilensis (169613) Famatinadonta gonzaloi (49050)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0France (Loire-Atlantique, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Manche) Actinodonta sp. (20864)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina Catamarcaia chaschuilensis (210685) Catamarcaia sp. (8783 8875)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0France (Ille-et-Vilaine) Actinodonta sp. (20852) Actinodonta sp., Actinodonta carinata, Actinodonta acuta (20860)
Whitlandian473.8 - 470.7United Kingdom (Wales) Actinodonta ramseyensis (3713 3714 166752)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4China Fasciculodonta impressa (232222 232223 232224) Taselasmodum decussatum, Fasciculodonta impressa, Fasciculodonta fengyiensis (232225)
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia Pseudocyrtodonta ala, Pseudocyrtodonta obtusa (3857) Tatula petula (232240)
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia (Plzeňský) Leda ala, Pseudocyrtodonta ala, Tatula petula (95016) Pseudocyrtodonta ala (149355)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Australia (Queensland) Copidens browni (77521 77760 79125)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Yunnan) Fasciculodonta curvata (241206) Fasciculodonta fengyiensis (241199 241200) Fasciculodonta impressa (241205 241211) Fasciculodonta impressa, Fasciculodonta curvata (241207 241212 241213 241214) Fasciculodonta impressa, Fasciculodonta fengyiensis (241060)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Australia (Northern Territory) Copidens browni (79178 79179 79318)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Toledo) Ananterodonta sp. (20898)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina Cycloconcha sp. (8893)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7France (Finistere) Actinodonta naranjoana (20865) Actinodonta sp. (20858)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (East Sierra Morena) Actinodonta sp. (20834)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7France (Ille-et-Vilaine) Actinodonta sp. (20859)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Czechia Pseudocyrtodonta ala (3859)
Zahorany459.3 - 457.3Czechia (Prague) Nucula obtusa (52739)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Pseudocyrtodonta ala (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Pseudocyrtodonta obtusa (3865)
Soudleyan - Longvillian458.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Cycloconcha speciosa (13840)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (England) Avicula orbicularis (3654)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Argentina (San Juan) Cycloconchidae indet. (13513)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Cycloconcha ovata (87822)
Actonian454.0 - 453.0United Kingdom (Wales) Cycloconchidae indet. (76475)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) Avicula orbicularis (3656 3658)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Czechia (Bohemia) Pseudocyrtodonta obtusa (149356)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Czechia (Praha) Pseudocyrtodonta obtusa (149357)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Cycloconcha sp. (385)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Cycloconcha milleri (64170)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Cycloconcha milleri (64166 64167)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Cycloconcha sp. (367)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Cycloconcha sp. (392)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Indiana) Cycloconcha milleri (64164 64224 64225 64232)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Czechia (Praha) Myoplusia obtusa (149320)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) Cycloconchidae indet. (35523)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Nunavut) Cycloconchidae indet. (35529)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (Nunavut) Cycloconchidae indet. (35528)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Cycloconchidae indet. (35519)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) Cycloconchidae indet. (35530)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Montana) Viburnum tilioides (53692)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Viburnum tilioides (53084)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Viburnum antiquum (57967) Viburnum tilioides (43303)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (North Dakota) Viburnum antiquum (40390 58046) Viburnum tilioides (40103 58037 58038)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Viburnum antiquum (40891) Viburnum antiquum, Viburnum tilioides (40092 40094) Viburnum tilioides (40746 43407 53601 53608 53940)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Davidia antiqua (28640 28641 28643)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Davidia antiqua (28656 28670 129153 129222 129223)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Davidia antiqua (28651 28654)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Colorado) Viburnum antiquum, Viburnum tilioides (53070)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Davidia sp. (237755)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Japan (Gunma) Davidia kabutoiwana (22755)