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Palaeomutelidae

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Palaeomutelidae

Taxonomy
Palaeomutelidae was named by Weir (1967) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5128]. Its type is Palaeomutela.

It was synonymized subjectively with Palaeanodontinae by Nevesskaja (2009).

It was assigned to Anthracosiacea by Vokes (1980); to Heteroconchia by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Palaeomuteloidea by Carter et al. (2011), Silantiev (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Palaeomutelidae Weir
1980Palaeomutelidae Vokes p. 72
2010Palaeomutelidae Bouchet et al.
2011Palaeomutelidae Carter et al. p. 13
2018Palaeomutelidae Silantiev

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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()
superfamilyPalaeomuteloideaLahusen 1897
familyPalaeomutelidaeWeir 1967
familyPalaeomutelidaeWeir 1967

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. †Palaeomutelidae Weir 1967
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G. †Neonuculites Liang 1982
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G. †Palaeomutela Amalitsky 1892
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Subg. †Palaeomutela (Palaeanodonta) Amalitsky 1895
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Palaeanodonta dubia Amalitsky 1892
Palaeanodonta fischeri Amalitsky 1892
Palaeomutela australis Guerrini et al. 2020
Palaeomutela curiosa Amalitzky 1892
Palaeomutela golubevi Silantiev 2014
Palaeomutela keyserlingi Amalitzky 1892
Palaeomutela krotowi Netschajew 1894
Palaeomutela larae Silantiev 1995
Palaeomutela neglecta Jones 1890
Palaeomutela numerosa Gusev 1990
Palaeomutela oblonga Jones 1890
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Invalid names: Anodontophora morata Reed 1935 [synonym]
Palaeomutela quadriangularis Netschajew 1894
Palaeomutela stegocephalum Netschajew 1894
Palaeomutela subparallela Amalitsky 1892
Palaeomutela ulemensis Gusev 1990
Palaeomutela umbonata Fischer 1840
Palaeomutela wohrmani Netschajew 1894
Invalid names: Hinganodon Liang 1982 [synonym], Rectodontia Tschernyschew 1943 [synonym], Solonodon Liang 1982 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ufimian to the top of the Changhsingian or 277.30000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902Antarctica Palaeanodonta fischeri (200131)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Palaeanodonta sp. (67737)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Russian Federation Palaeomutela attenuata, Palaeomutela castor (197622 197911)
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian277.3 - 266.9Russian Federation (Kirov) Palaeomutela vjatkensis (80022)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Palaeomutela attenuata, Palaeomutela olgae, Palaeomutela umbonata (197601 197619)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51South Africa Palaeomutela subparallela (206769)
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Chuvasia Republic) Palaeomutela extensiva, Palaeomutela vjatkensis, Palaeomutela wohrmani (232562) Palaeomutela vjatkensis, Palaeomutela extensiva, Palaeomutela wohrmani (232563)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Palaeomutela castor, Palaeomutela doratioformis (197594) Palaeomutela doratioformis, Palaeomutela longissima (197589) Palaeomutela doratioformis, Palaeomutela vjatkensis, Palaeomutela extensiva, Palaeomutela krotowi, Palaeomutela wohrmani (197558) Palaeomutela extensiva, Palaeomutela verneuili, Palaeomutela semilunulata, Palaeomutela solenoides, Palaeomutela marposadica, Palaeomutela rectodorsala, Palaeomutela tschuvashica, Palaeomutela wohrmani, Palaeomutela numerosa, Palaeomutela subparallela (197591) Palaeomutela extensiva, Palaeomutela vjatkensis, Palaeomutela doratioformis, Palaeomutela krotowi, Palaeomutela wohrmani (197587) Palaeomutela extensiva, Palaeomutela vjatkensis, Palaeomutela wohrmani (197588) Palaeomutela longissima, Palaeomutela rhomboidea (197590) Palaeomutela marposadica, Palaeomutela sp., Palaeomutela wohrmani, Palaeomutela numerosa, Palaeomutela ulemensis, Palaeomutela subparallela (197595) Palaeomutela olgae, Palaeomutela pseudoumbonata, Palaeomutela longissima, Palaeomutela umbonata, Palaeomutela krotowi (197620) Palaeomutela sp. (197557) Palaeomutela vjatkensis, Palaeomutela doratioformis, Palaeomutela krotowi (197621 197766)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Palaeanodonta dubia (136877)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Solonodon triangulatum, Hinganodon triangulatum (111762)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Palaeomutela sp. (197596)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14Brazil (Paraná) Palaeomutela platinensis, Palaeomutela australis (209022 209023 209024) Palaeoneilo platinensis, Anodontophora morata, Palaeoneilo otamitensis, Palaeoneilo sp. (209020)
Capitanian - Lopingian264.28 - 251.902Zambia Palaeanodonta sp., Palaeomutela rhomboidalis, Palaeomutela neglecta (208781)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Russian Federation (Vologda) Palaeomutela semilunulata, Palaeomutela subparallela, Palaeanodonta novoculchumica, Palaeanodonta trapezoidalis (104754)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Malawi Iridina oblonga (208779) Palaeomutela oblonga (208780)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Qinghai) Palaeomutela qinghaiensis, Palaeanodonta pseudolongissima (88259)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Inner Mongolia) Nuculites linxiensis (200977)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Yunnan) Palaeanodonta fuyuanensis, Palaeanodonta yunnanensis (98543)