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Afghanodesmatida

Bivalvia - Afghanodesmatida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Afghanodesmatida Carter p. 19
2011Afghanodesmatida Carter et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderAfghanodesmatida
orderAfghanodesmatida

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.

Or. †Afghanodesmatida Carter 2011
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Superfm. †Afghanodesmatoidea Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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Fm. †Afghanodesmatidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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G. †Afghanodesma Termier and Termier 1971
Fm. †Eritropidae Cope 2000
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G. †Biseriodonta Fang and Cope 2004
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Biseriodonta simplex Fang and Cope 2004
G. †Eritropis Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Eritropis opiformis Tate 1896
Superfm. †Tironuculoidea Babin 1982
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Fm. †Tironuculidae Babin et al. 1982
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Subfm. †Natasiinae Sánchez 1997
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G. †Natasia Sánchez 1995
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Natasia boliviensis Babin and Branisa 1987
Subfm. †Tironuculinae Babin 1982
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G. †Ekaterodonta Babin 1982
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Ekaterodonta hesperica Babin and Gutiérrez-Marco 1991
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 Fennian to the top of the Darriwilian or 471.80000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina Natasia sp. (8777)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) Ekaterodonta sp. (20821 20828)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia (Tarija) Natasia boliviensis (57172 57173)
Klabava478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) Ekaterodonta sp. (20824)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Hérault) Ekaterodonta courtessolei (157403)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Montagne Noire) Ekaterodonta courtessolei (20827) Ekaterodonta sp. (20820)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Argentina (Jujuy) Natasia boliviensis (14225)
Fennian471.8 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) Ekaterodonta sp. (20825)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3China Biseriodonta simplex (232225)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Northern Territory) Eritropis opiformis (77699 79154 79199 79242) Eritropis sp. A (79123)
Early/Lower Llanvirn466.0 - 463.5Argentina (Jujuy) Ekaterodonta boliviensis (167379) Natasia sp. (8778)
Abereiddian466.0 - 460.9United Kingdom (Wales) Eritropis peregrinata (20699)
Oretanian466.0 - 460.9Spain (Guadalajara) Ekaterodonta hesperica (20914)
Late/Upper Llandeilo460.9 - 449.5Bolivia (Tarija) Ekaterodonta boliviensis (167377)