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Ungulinidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Ungulinidae Adams and Adams
1861Diplodontidae Carpenter
1923Diplodontidae Clark and Arnold p. 144
1965Ungulinidae Newell p. 19
1980Ungulinidae Vokes p. 107
1982Ungulinidae Dockery p. 60
1987Ungulinidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 130
1990Ungulinidae Beu et al. pp. 396, 397
1992Ungulinidae Ward p. 80
2000Ungulinidae Coan et al. p. 258
2001Ungulinidae Todd
2005Ungulinidae Rosenberg
2009Ungulinidae Nevesskaja
2010Ungulinidae Bouchet et al.
2011Ungulinidae Carter et al. p. 16
2012Ungulinidae Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 735

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857

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. Ungulinidae Adams and Adams 1857
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G. †Brachymeris Conrad 1873
G. †Bruetia
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†Bruetia consors Deshayes 1857
†Bruetia traski Nelson 1925
G. Cycladicama Valenciennes 1854
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Subg. Cycladicama (Cycladicama) Valenciennes 1854
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Subg. †Cycladicama (Toralimysia) Iredale 1936
†Cycladicama ferruginatum Makiyama 1926
†Cycladicama indistincta Martin 1879
G. Diplodonta Bronn 1831
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Subg. Diplodonta (Microstagon) Cossmann 1896
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†Microstagon miliaria Lamarck 1806
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Invalid names: Phlyctiderma insula Olsson 1961 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Phlyctiderma elenensis Olsson 1961 [synonym]
†Phlyctiderma heroni Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Subg. Diplodonta (Timothynus) Harris and Palmer 1946
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Diplodonta (Timothynus) inezensis Hertlein and Strong 1947
†Timothynus bulla Conrad 1865
†Timothynus capuloides Gabb 1873
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Invalid names: Diplodonta (Diplodonta) walli Woodring 1925 [synonym]
†Timothynus subvexa Conrad 1833
†Timothynus turgida Conrad 1848
†Diplodonta acclinis Conrad 1832
†Diplodonta astartea Nyst 1835
†Diplodonta balcombensis Pritchard 1906
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Invalid names: Diplodonta subquadrata Tate 1887 [replaced]
†Diplodonta confusa Nagao 1928
†Diplodonta corbiscula Harris 1919
Diplodonta cornea Reeve 1850
†Diplodonta davisi Dailey and Popenoe 1966
†Diplodonta dilatata Wood 1840
†Diplodonta dissona Olsson 1928
†Diplodonta ferruginata Makiyama 1926
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Invalid names: Taras ferruginata Otuka 1934 [synonym]
Diplodonta globosa Forsskål 1775
†Diplodonta incerta d'Archiac 1850
†Diplodonta incerta narica Vredenburg 1928
Diplodonta inconspicua Philippi 1845
†Diplodonta infrequens Marwick 1926
Diplodonta lupinus Brocchi 1814
†Diplodonta mediamericana Brown and Pilsbry 1913
Diplodonta orbella Gould 1851
†Diplodonta paralta Gardner 1926
Diplodonta parilis Conrad 1848
Diplodonta soror Adams 1852
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Invalid names: Diplodonta mareana Weisbord 1964 [synonym]
Diplodonta subquadrata Carpenter 1855
†Diplodonta subrotunda Cotton 1930
†Diplodonta subvexa Conrad 1838
Diplodonta torelli Jeffreys 1876
†Diplodonta transversaria Cossmann 1883
†Diplodonta vaticani Ponzi 1876
Invalid names: Diplodonta semiaspera discrepans Carpenter 1857 [synonym], Felaniella Dall 1899 [synonym], Taras Risso 1826 [replaced], Zemysia Finlay 1927 [synonym]
G. Joannisiella Dall 1895
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Joannisiella oblonga Deshayes 1854
G. Numella Iredale 1924
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†Numella adamsi Angas 1867
†Numella jacksoniensis Angas 1868
G. Ungulina Roissy 1805
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†Ungulina rostrata Martin 1883
Ungulina rubra Roissy 1885
Invalid names: Diplodontidae Carpenter 1861 [synonym]
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: IS/IA, MA, UN, SU according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-09 14:03:43
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:03:43
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Holocene or 139.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 136.4 Ma

Collections (663 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Hungary Diplodonta sp. (25152)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Switzerland Diplodonta sp. (2240)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland Diplodonta urgonensis (2188)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Brachymeris alta (7626 87677 190555) Brachymeris sp. (7627)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Colorado) Diplodonta davisi (162249)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Diplodonta davisi (1515 1516 1519 1535 1536)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Diplodonta davisi (1354) Diplodonta sp. (185445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Serbia and Montenegro Diplodonta proboscidea (1380)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Diplodonta tenuis, Felaniella ravni (22931) Felaniella vincenti (3118)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Diplodonta paleocaenica, Diplodonta frosti (205466) Diplodonta sp. A, Diplodonta sp. B (92223)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Russian Federation Diplodonta pacifica (49981)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Taras alta (84335)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Germany Felaniella vincenti, Microstagon sp. (3114)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8USA (Alabama) Diplodonta hopkinsensis (85562 85563)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria Diplodonta adangmarum, Diplodonta nigeriensis (7791)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) Diplodonta traski (218671)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Diplodonta hopkinsensis (80367 80387)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0New Zealand Taras n. sp. (64701)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Diplodonta pacifica (205394) Diplodonta traski (204137)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Xinjiang) Diplodonta parilis (77843)