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Lucinoidea

Bivalvia - Lucinida

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by A. Hendy on 2006-10-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Lucinacea Fleming
1828Lucinoidea Fleming
1904Lucinacea Glenn p. 333
1965Lucinacea Newell p. 19
1974Lucinacea Abbott p. 457
1977Lucinacea Adegoke p. 251
1980Lucinacea Vokes p. 101
1982Lucinacea Dockery p. 55
1984Lucinacea Squires p. 44
1987Lucinacea Squires p. 59
1987Lucinacea Ward and Blackwelder p. 129
1990Lucinacea Beu et al. p. 386
1992Lucinacea Maxwell p. 71
1992Lucinoidea Ward p. 79
2000Lucinoidea Coan et al. p. 258
2004Lucinoidea Stilwell et al. p. 21
2006Lucinoidea Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 232
2006Lucinoidea von Cosel p. 807
2009Lucinoidea Nevesskaja
2010Lucinoidea Bouchet et al.
2011Lucinoidea Carter et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828

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.

Superfm. Lucinoidea Fleming 1828
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Fm. †Mactromyidae Cox 1929
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G. †Bathycorbis Iredale 1930
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Bathycorbis percostata Hedley 1904
G. †Clisocolus Gabb 1869
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Subg. †Clisocolus (Clisocolus) Gabb 1868
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Clisocolus (Clisocolus) odochiensis Tashiro and Kozai 1982
Clisocolus cordatus Whiteaves 1879
Clisocolus corrugatus Popenoe 1937
Clisocolus dubius Gabb 1864
Clisocolus indubitus Anderson 1938
G. †Cordiula Meyer 1887
G. †Eolucina Ding 1982
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Eolucina sinensis Ding 1982
G. †Linetia Chavan 1959
G. †Mactromya Agassiz 1843
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Mactromya aequalis Agassiz 1843
Mactromya cardioides Phillips 1829
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845
Mactromya groenlandica Rosenkrantz 1934
Mactromya quadrata Rollier 1913
Mactromya rugosa Roemer 1836
Mactromya verioti Buvignier 1852
G. †Mactromyopsis Chavan 1905
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Subg. †Mactromyopsis (Mactromyella) Chavan 1959
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G. †Montanaria Spriesterbach 1909
G. †Sexta Stephenson 1953
G. †Thetironia Stoliczka 1870
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Thetironia annulata Gabb 1864
Thetironia minor Sowerby 1826
G. †Thetis Sowerby 1826
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Thetis elongata Gabb 1869
Thetis japonica Hayami 1975
Invalid names: Fimbriella Stoliczka 1871 [objective synonym]
G. †Unicardium d'Orbigny 1850
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Unicardium schmidii Geinitz 1842
Invalid names: Unicardiidae Fischer 1887 [replaced]
Fm. †Paracyclidae Johnston 1993
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G. †Paracyclas Hall 1843
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Paracyclas dubia Beushausen 1895
Paracyclas elliptica Hall 1843
Paracyclas initium Wang et al. 2025
Paracyclas occidentalis Hall and Whitfield 1872
Paracyclas proavia Goldfuss 1834
Invalid names: Lucinacea Fleming 1828 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: chemosymbioticsuperf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, DC according to Todd (2001).superf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:27
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:06:59
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 469.40000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (798 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Yunnan) Paracyclas initium (241201 241210)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Mongolia (northwestern Mongolia) Paracyclas sp. (13190)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0United Kingdom (England) Paracyclas insueta (480)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (England) Paracyclas insueta (479) Paracyclas sp. (533)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Wales) Paracyclas bulla, Paracyclas perovalis, Paracyclas quadratus (74670) Paracyclas perovalis (74805)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Russian Federation Paracyclas sp. (24781)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom (England) Paracyclas sp. (23184)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Paracyclas sp. (14187 14188)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Morocco Paracyclas bohemica (13936)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02France Paracyclas bohemica (14186)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Clisocolus sp. (1295)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Clisocolus sp., Clisocolus umbonata (1313) Unicardium sp. (4380)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Clisocolus concentricum (1298 1300 1394) Clisocolus sp. (1297 1395 205541) Unicardium concentricum (4541)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Clisocolus dubius (1354 176785 185453 185491 185507 185511 185706 185759 215344) Clisocolus sp. (185623)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Unicardium sp. (35040)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Russian Federation Clisocolus penjicus (50039)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Lucinoidea indet. (75368 75370 75380 75397 75398)
Lutetian - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9India (Kutch) Unicardium sp. (13521)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Alaska) Lucinoidea indet. (44111)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Lucinacea indet. (81008)