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Opinae

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Opinae was named by Chavan (1952) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9258].

It was assigned to Astartidae by Vokes (1980), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Opinae Chavan
1980Opinae Vokes p. 123
2010Opinae Bouchet et al.
2011Opinae Carter et al. p. 13

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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
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
subfamilyOpinaeChavan 1952
subfamilyOpinaeChavan 1952

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. †Opinae Chavan 1952
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G. †Coelopis Munier-Chalmas 1887
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Subg. †Coelopis (Coelopis) Munier-Chalmas 1887
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†Coelopis (Coelopis) aurea Hautmann 2001
Subg. †Coelopis (Cryptocoelopis) Bittner 1895
†Coelopis langrunensis Bigot 1894
†Coelopis lunulata Sowerby 1819
†Coelopis tebagaensis Termier and Termier 1959
G. †Heteropis
G. †Opis Defrance 1824
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Subg. †Opis (Coelopis) Munier-Chalmas 1887
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†Opis (Coelopis) locularis Bittner 1895
†Opis (Coelopis) piettei Fischer 1969
†Opis (Coelopis) pulchella d'Orbigny 1863
Subg. †Opis (Hesperopis) Squires and Saul 2009
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†Opis (Hesperopis) anae Squires and Saul 2009
†Opis (Hesperopis) holzana Squires and Saul 2009
†Opis (Hesperopis) popenoei Squires and Saul 2009
†Opis (Hesperopis) rosarioensis Anderson and Hanna 1935
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Invalid names: Opisoma pacifica Anderson 1958 [synonym]
Subg. †Opis (Protopis) Kittl 1903
Subg. †Opis (Trigonopis) Munier-Chalmas 1887
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†Opis (Trigonopis) deshayesii Morris and Lycett 1855
†Opis (Trigonopis) douglasi Hautmann 2001
†Opis (Trigonopis) eumorpha Hautmann 2001
†Opis (Trigonopis) woodwardi Rigaux and Sauvage 1868
†Opis affinis Laube 1865
†Opis barnensis Stoppani 1865
†Opis bifrons Stoppani 1857
†Opis bigoti Cossmann 1899
†Opis californica Stanton 1895
†Opis cardissoides Lamarck 1819
†Opis cloacina Quenstedt 1858
†Opis corallina Damon 1860
†Opis gortanii Feruglio 1936
†Opis hoeninghausii Klipstein 1843
†Opis ladina Bittner 1895
†Opis laubei Bittner 1895
†Opis neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1843
†Opis virginalis Waring 1917
G. †Opisoma Stoliczka 1871
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†Opisoma excavatum Boehm 1884
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Invalid names: Opisoma hipponyx Boehm 1884 [synonym], Opisoma rex Dubar 1948 [synonym], Opisoma timorensis Krumbeck 1923 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Prosocoelodon Karczewski 1992 [synonym]
G. †Seebachia Holub and Neumayr 1882
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Subg. †Seebachia (Eoseebachia) Fürsich et al. 2000
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Invalid names: Astarte krenkeli Dietrich 1933 [synonym], Astarte scytalis Holdhaus 1913 [synonym]
G. †Trigonastarte Bigot 1885
G. †Trigonopis Fischer 1887
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†Trigonopis morgani Trechmann 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Tortonian or 399.50000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (286 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Germany (Eifel) Prosocoelus indet. (24695)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Luxembourg Prosocoelus consobrinus (232220 233203)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary (Bakony) Opis praeladina (203264)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Opis sp. (203800)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Coelopis sp. (31617 31618 31623 31631 31632) Opinae indet. (31625)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) Opis affinis (44953)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy Opis ladina (236003 236004 236005)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Opis affinis, Opis hoeninghausii, Opis laubei, Opis ladina, Opis locularis (144634)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy (South Tyrol) Opis affinis (205147)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria Opis hoeninghausii (206002)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Opis triangulata (219084 224893)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Opis ventricosa (27818 27819 27822 28080)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Opis hokkaidoensis (1333)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Opis ventricosa (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya Opis orfellensis, Opis sofegginensis (1370)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico Opis rosarioensis, Opis triangulata (1372)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Opis pacifica (185735 185759) Opis triangulata (118065 118066 176930) Opisoma pacifica (83790 83791 185758)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) Opis virginalis (193035)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Opisoma pacifica (11121)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Coelopis striata (13626)