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Pleuromyoidea

Bivalvia - Pholadida

Taxonomy
Pleuromyoidea was named by Dall (1900).

It was assigned to Pholadomyoida by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Pholadida by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Pleuromyoidea Dall
2009Pleuromyoidea Nevesskaja
2011Pleuromyoidea Carter et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPleuromyoideaDall 1900
superfamilyPleuromyoideaDall 1900

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. †Pleuromyoidea Dall 1900
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Fm. †Ceratomyidae Arkell 1934
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G. †Ceratomya Sandberger 1864
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Ceratomya concentrica Sowerby 1822
Ceratomya excentrica Roemer 1836
Ceratomya goniophora Cossmann 1900
Ceratomya leptoglypta Cossmann 1900
Ceratomya obtusa Gerber 1918
Ceratomya persica Repin 2013
Ceratomya petricosa Simpson 1855
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Invalid names: Isocardia liassica Moore 1867 [synonym]
Ceratomya pittieri de Loriol 1883
Ceratomya striata Sowerby 1815
Ceratomya telluris Lamarck 1819
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886
Invalid names: Ceromya Agassiz 1842 [replaced]
G. †Gresslya Agassiz 1843
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Gresslya abundans Kurushin 1998
Gresslya bisulcata Popov 1964
Gresslya gregaria von Zieten 1833
Gresslya kularensis Truschelev 1996
Gresslya peregrina Phillips 1829
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Invalid names: Panopaea turgida Hupe 1854 [synonym]
G. †Makoiamya Grant-Mackie 2013
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Makoiamya cotterallae Grant-Mackie 2013
Subfm. †Myopholadinae Cox 1964
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G. †Myopholas DouvillĂ© 1908
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Myopholas hardyi Imlay 1964
Myopholas multicostata Agassiz 1842
G. †Ochotomya Polubotko 1966
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Ochotomya anmandykanensis Tuchkov 1966
Ochotomya anyuensis Polubotko 1966
Ochotomya terechovae Polubotko 1966
G. †Pholadomyocardia Szajnocha 1889
G. †Pteromya Moore 1861
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Pteromya coxi Freneix and Cubaynes 1984
Pteromya crowcombeia Moore 1861
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Invalid names: Pteromya simplex Moore 1861 [synonym]
Pteromya langportensis Richardson and Tutcher 1916
Pteromya tatei Richardson and Tutcher 1916
Pteromya vaurensis Freneix and Cubaynes 1984
Invalid names: Ceratomyinae Arkell 1934 [empty]
Fm. †Pleuromyidae Dall 1900
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G. †Pleuromya Meek 1873
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Pleuromya aequistriata Agassiz 1845
Pleuromya alduini Brongniart 1821
Pleuromya alpina Winckler 1861
Pleuromya ambigua Bittner 1901
Pleuromya bavarica Winckler 1861
Pleuromya borealis Warren 1947
Pleuromya calceiformis Phillips 1875
Pleuromya concentrica Hyatt 1894
Pleuromya cuneata Glaessner 1958
Pleuromya ecki Philippi 1898
Pleuromya elongata Schlotheim 1822
Pleuromya fedaiana Salomon 1895
Pleuromya galathea Agassiz 1842
Pleuromya gibbosa Sowerby 1823
Pleuromya haydeniana Girty 1927
Pleuromya himaica Diener 1908
Pleuromya kelleri Imlay 1961
Pleuromya loeschmanni Frech 1912
Pleuromya milleformis Marwick 1953
Pleuromya oblonga Fan 1963
Pleuromya papyracea Gabb 1869
Pleuromya prima Hautmann et al. 2013
Pleuromya prosogyra Salomon 1895
Pleuromya saltriensis Parona 1890
Pleuromya skianni McLearn 1945
Pleuromya sulcatissima Krumbeck 1913
Pleuromya tellina Agassiz 1842
Pleuromya tricarinata Bittner 1901
Pleuromya undulata Davis 1913
Pleuromya uniformis Sowerby 1813
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Invalid names: Pholadomya laevigata Hupe 1854 [synonym], Pleuromya gottschei Behrendsen 1892 [synonym]
Pleuromya unioides Roemer 1835
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Invalid names: Pleuromya meridionalis Dumortier 1869 [synonym]
Pleuromya urnula Marwick 1953
Pleuromya varians Agassiz 1845
Invalid names: Pseudomya Röder 1882 [invalid subgroup]
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 Spathian to the top of the Thanetian or 251.30000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (1454 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation Ochotomya sp. (90207)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Italy (Trentino) Pleuromya sp. (166562)
Smithian - Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Pleuromya sp. (35168)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Pleuromya musculoides (62974) Pleuromya prima (62970)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Italy Pleuromya elongata (115791)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2USA (Wyoming) Pleuromya haydeniana (108749)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Italy (South Tyrol) Anodontophora elongata (205021)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) Pleuromya sp. (44652 44653 44654 44656)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Bas-Rhin) Pleuromya elongata (203355) Pleuromya sp. (206486)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Mecsek) Pleuromya spp. (197108)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Myopholas sp. (6280) Pleuromya laeviscula (51673)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Pleuromya ligeriensis (66734 66779)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Pleuromya sp. (185239)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Mozambique Pleuromya africana (174823)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Papua New Guinea Pleuromya cuneata (174838)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Pleuromya papyracea (220375) Pleuromya sp. (44212)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Gabon Pleuromya sp. (209537)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mozambique Pleuromya africana (174826)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation Pleuromya elongata (1388)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Pleuromya sp. (191306)