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Autobranchia

Bivalvia

Taxonomy
Autobranchia was named by Groblen (1894) [not sure, but apparently this is an illegal emendation of Autolamellibranchiata by earlier authors]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Autolamellibranchiata by Giribet and Wheeler (2002); it was reranked as the infraclass Autobranchia by Hikuroa and Grant-Mackie (2008); it was reranked as the subclass Autobranchia by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011); it was reranked as the unranked clade Autobranchia by Schnetler et al. (2024).

It was assigned to Eubivalvia by Carter et al. (2011); and to Bivalvia by Hikuroa and Grant-Mackie (2008), Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Schnetler et al. (2024).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Autolamellibranchiata Grobben
1894Autobranchia Groblen
1987Lamellibranchia Purchon
1996Autolamellibranchiata Salvini-Plawen and Steiner
2002Autolamellibranchiata Giribet and Wheeler
2006Autolamellibranchiata Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 228
2008Autobranchia Hikuroa and Grant-Mackie
2008Autolamellibranchiata Mikkelsen and Bieler p. 19
2009Autobranchia Nevesskaja
2010Autobranchia Bouchet et al. p. 116
2011Autobranchia Carter et al. p. 6
2024Autobranchia Schnetler et al. p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)

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.

Subcl. Autobranchia Groblen 1894
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Infracl. Heteroconchia Gray 1854
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Unr. Cardiomorphi Ferussac 1822
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Unr. Cardioni Ferussac 1822
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Unr. Cardiidia Ferussac 1822
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Unr. Cardiata Ferussac 1822
Superfm. †Grammysioidea Miller 1877
Unr. Poromyata Ridewood 1903
Unr. Solenata Dall 1889
Unr. Lucinidia Gray 1854
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Superfm. †Babinkoidea Horny 1960
Or. Lucinida Stoliczka 1871
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Invalid names: Astartida Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971 [synonym]
Unr. Carditioni Dall 1889
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Or. †Actinodontida Douvillé 1912
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Superfm. †Amnigenioidea Khalfin 1948
Superfm. †Anodontopsoidea Miller 1889
Superfm. †Nyassoidea Hall 1885
Superfm. †Oriocrassatelloidea Boyd and Newell 1968
Superfm. †Palaeomuteloidea Lahusen 1897
Invalid names: Actinodontoidea Douvillé 1912 [empty], Cycloconchoidea Ulrich 1884 [empty]
Or. Carditida Dall 1889
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Fm. †Archaeocardiidae Khalfin 1940
Superfm. Crassatelloidea Férussac 1822
Fm. †Eodonidae Carter et al. 2000
Fm. Lymnocardiidae Stoliczka 1870
Invalid names: Condylocardioidea Bernard 1897 [empty]
Subcl. Heterodonta Neumayr 1884
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Or. Myoida Goldfuss 1820
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G. Eufistulina Eames 1951
G. †Eutylus
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Jurassicorbula fuersichi Yin and Grant-Mackie 2005
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Lenticorbula trigonalis Soweby 1840
Invalid names: Myina Newell 1965 [empty], Pholadina Newell 1965 [empty]
Fm. †Rhaetidiidae Dominici and Danise 2024
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G. †Rhaetidia Bittner 1895
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Rhaetidia salomoni Bittner 1895
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Invalid names: Corbula praenuntia Stoppani 1860 [replaced]
Rhaetidia timorensis Krumbeck 1924
Rhaetidia zittelii Bittner 1895
Unr. Septibranchia Pelseneer 1888
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Invalid names: Cuspidarioida Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971 [empty], Verticordioida Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971 [empty]
Invalid names: Anomalodesmata Dall 1889 [empty], Carditoidea Fleming 1820 [empty]
Unr. Heterodonta Neumayr 1884
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Invalid names: Orthonotida Pojeta 1978 [empty], Tanaodontidae Liu 1976 [empty]
Fm. †Lipanellidae Sánchez 2005
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G. †Goniophorina Isberg 1934
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Subg. †Goniophorina (Goniophorina) Isberg 1934
Goniophorina carinata Isberg 1934
Goniophorina nitidula Kříž 2008
Goniophorina semiradiata Isberg 1934
Goniophorina volvens Isberg 1934
Invalid names: Digoniomya Whidborne 1897 [synonym]
G. †Lipanella Sánchez 2005
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Lipanella purmamarcensis Sánchez 2005
G. †Paraphtonia Khalfin 1958
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Paraphtonia imitabilis Khalfin 1958
Unr. Uniomorphi Gray 1854
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Fm. †Thoraliidae Morris 1980
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G. †Thoralia Morris 1980
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Thoralia languedociana Thoral 1935
Invalid names: Miquelana Babin et al. 1982 [objective synonym]
Unr. Unioni Gray 1854
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Superfm. †Lyrodesmatoidea Ulrich 1894
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Fm. †Lyrodesmatidae Ulrich 1894
Fm. †Pseudarcidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
Unr. Unionata Gray 1854
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Or. Trigoniida Dall 1889
Or. Unionida Stoliczka 1871
Invalid names: Archiheterodonta Giribet 2008 [empty], Eoastartella Chang 1980 [nomen nudum], Palaeoheterodonta Newell 1965 [empty], Parenia Biakov 2012 [nomen nudum], Paullia Schubert and Bottjer 1995 [nomen nudum]
Infracl. Pteriomorphia Beurlen 1944
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Unr. Mytilomorphi Ferussac 1822
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Or. †Colpomyida Carter 2011
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Superfm. †Colpomyoidea Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Fm. †Colpomyidae Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
Fm. †Evyanidae Carter et al. 2000
Or. Mytilida Rafinesque 1815
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Superfm. †Modiolopsoidea Fischer 1886
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Fm. †Goniophorinidae Sanchez 2006
Fm. †Modiolopsidae Fischer 1885
Fm. †Saffordiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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Invalid names: Modiolodontidae Fang and Morris 1997 [synonym]
Superfm. Mysidielloidea Cox 1964
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Invalid names: Pergamidae Cox 1964 [empty]
Superfm. Mytiloidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. Crenellidae Gray 1840
Fm. Mytilidae Rafinesque 1815 [mussel]
Fm. Septiferidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
Invalid names: Mytilacea Rafinesque 1815 [replaced]
G. †Mytilon Marincovich, Jr. 1993
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Mytilon theresae Marincovich, Jr. 1993
G. †Regoria
G. †Regulifer
G. †Septiola Bittner 1895
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G. †Striamodiolus Unknown
G. †Strimodiolus Fursich 1982
Invalid names: Isognomoidea Woodring 1825 [empty], Lunulacardioidea Fischer 1887 [empty], Malleoidea Lamarck 1819 [empty]
Unr. Ostreomorphi Ferussac 1822
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Unr. Arcioni Gray 1854
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Or. Arcida Stoliczka 1871
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G. †Antoneila
Superfm. Arcoidea Lamarck 1809
Superfm. †Glyptarcoidea Cope 1996
Superfm. Limopsoidea Dall 1895
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Invalid names: Limopsacea Dall 1895 [replaced]
Superfm. Philobryoidea Bernard 1897
Invalid names: Glycymeridoidea Newton 1916 [empty], Glycymeroidea Newton 1922 [empty]
Or. †Cyrtodontida Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971
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G. †Aegilops
Unr. †Cyrtodontidina Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971
Subor. †Praecardiidina Newell 1965
Fm. †Matheriidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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G. †Metapadia Desbiens 1994
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Metapadia matapediensis Desbiens 1994
Unr. Ostreioni Ferussac 1822
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Unr. †Myalinata Paul 1939
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Or. †Myalinida Paul 1939
Unr. Ostreata Ferussac 1822
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Superor. Ostreiformii Ferussac 1822
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Invalid names: Eupteriomorphia Boss 1982 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ischyrodontidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [empty]
Or. Pterioida Newell 1965
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G. †Annulinectes Allasinaz 1972
G. †Arzelella
G. †Barehamia
G. †Canadotis
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Capedopecten anellus Dijkstra and Janssen 1988
G. †Cleidochondrella Freneix and Lefevre 1967
G. †Costentolium Freneix 1980
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Costentolium partitum Sowerby 1840
Costentolium proeteus D'Orbigny 1847
G. †Echinopecten Brasil 1895
G. †Freneixita Stenzel 1971
G. †Fylgia
G. †Grabella
G. †Ignara
G. †Intodesma Popov 1958
G. †Kobayshites Hayami 1959
G. †Lentilla Conti and Monari 1992
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Lentilla humilis Conti and Monari 1992
G. †Lywcea
G. †Mysidoptera Salomon 1895
G. †Neitheops Stewart 1930
G. †Neoentolium Romanov 1985
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Neoentolium cingulatum Goldfuss 1835
Neoentolium renevieri Oppel 1856
G. Notochlamy Cotton 1930
G. †Pacimonotis Grant-Mackie and Silberling 1990
G. †Platygena
Fm. †Prospondylidea Ptchelincev 1960
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G. †Terquemia Tate 1868
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Terquemia andina Damborenea 2002
Terquemia angustula Bittner 1895
Terquemia difformis Schlotheim 1820
Terquemia heberti Terquem and Piette 1865
Terquemia pectiniformis Eudes-Deslongchamps 1860
Invalid names: Carpenteria Eudes-Deslongchamps 1860 [replaced]
G. †Protostrea Chen 1976
G. †Pseudovola Lissajous 1923
Subor. †Pteriina Newell 1965
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Invalid names: Cercomyoidea Crickmay 1936 [empty], Dimyacea Fischer 1886 [empty]
G. †Rhyssomytiloides Hessel 1988
G. †Scythemtolium Allasinaz 1972
G. †Spia
G. †Stappyersella Maillieux 1920
G. †Tarturia
G. †Trematiconcha Newell and Boyd 1970
G. †Unica
G. †Xenium
Invalid names: Bakevellidae King 1850 [empty], Lamellotacea Horvath 1966 [empty], Pinnina Waller 1978 [empty], Pterioidina Newell 1965 [empty]
Invalid names: Prionodonta McNeil 1937 [empty]
Invalid names: Autolamellibranchiata Grobben 1894 [replaced], Cercomyidae Crickmay 1936 [empty]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cassinian to the top of the Holocene or 482.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 478.6 Ma

Collections (39367 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleozoic - Triassic538.8 - 201.4Chile (Ovalle) Grammatodon sp., Permophoridae indet. (222433)
Phanerozoic538.8 - 0.0Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Gryphaeidae indet. (228254) Heterodonta indet. (228252)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Coxiconchia babini, Cienagomya bidentata, Lipanella purmamarcensis (57210)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Sichuan) Modiolopsis sp. (5418)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan and Hubei) Modiolopsis sp. (7719)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (YunNan) Cypricardinia sp., Modiolopsis sp. (7733 7736)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Ucumaris conradoi, Intihuarella simplicidentata, Redoniidae indet., Eoredonia orientalis, Goniophorina tenuicostata (66258)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Guizhou) Modiolopsis sp. (5279)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan) Modiolopsis sp. (7712)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7France (Montagne Noire) Babinka prima (20819)
Warendian485.4 - 478.6Australia (Northern Territory) Colpantyx woolleyi (77770) Xestoconcha kraciukae (77769) Xestoconcha kraciukae, Colpantyx woolleyi (79010 79322) Xestoconcha sp. indet. (77768)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Morocco (Anti-Atlas) Babinka sp., Coxiconcha sp., Redonia sp. (166727)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Morocco Redonia sp. (235487)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (New York) Vanuxemia sp., Endodesma sp., Colpomya sp. (332)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Missouri) Ischyrodonta dakei, Modiolopsis convexa (75553) Modiolopsis convexa (75554)
Arenig - Floian478.6 - 470.0China (Yunnan) Taselasmodum deccusatum (200941)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Hunan and Hubei) Modiolopsis sp. (7717)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia (Tarija) Cosmogoniophorina sp. (9107) Hemiprionodonta lusitanica, Redonia riojana, Coxiconchia sellaensis (57173) Redonia riojana, Coxiconchia sellaensis (57172)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina (La Rioja) Colpomya sp., Cosmogoniophorina tenuicostata (169615) Colpomya sp., Redonia suriensis, Catamarcaia chaschuilensis (169613) Notonychia emmae, Colpomya elongata (49049) Redonia riojana (169614) Redonia riojana, Famatinadonta gonzaloi (49050)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Morocco Babinka prima (56612) Redonia michelae (20979 56608)