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Goniophora

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Goniophora was named by Phillips (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l P Leon]. Its type is Cypricardia cymbaeformis.

It was reranked as Sanguinolites (Goniophora) by Herrick (1888).

It was assigned to Sanguinolites by Herrick (1888); to Modiomorphinae by Liljedahl (1994); to Modiomorphoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Modiomorphidae by Cox et al. (1969), Vokes (1980) and Galli (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Goniophora Phillips
1888Sanguinolites (Goniophora) Herrick p. 66
1899Mytilomorpha Hind
1969Goniophora Cox et al. p. N394
1980Goniophora Vokes p. 69
1994Goniophora Liljedahl p. 49
2002Goniophora Sepkoski
2013Goniophora Galli p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
subfamilyModiomorphinaeMiller 1877
genusGoniophoraPhillips 1848

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.

G. †Goniophora Phillips 1848
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Subg. †Goniophora (Cosmogoniophora) McLearn 1918
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Subg. †Goniophora (Goniophora) Phillips 1848
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Goniophora alei Liljedahl 1994
Goniophora andersoni Clark and Durham 1946
Goniophora ascia Kříž 2008
Goniophora bragei Liljedahl 1994
Goniophora brimeri Liljedahl 1994
Goniophora compta Kříž 2008
Goniophora gymeri Liljedahl 1994
Goniophora orientalis Kobayashi 1934
Goniophora solci Kříž 2008
Goniophora thula Kriz et al. 2011
Goniophora tyri Liljedahl 1994
Invalid names: Mytilomorpha Hind 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available