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Heteroconchia

Bivalvia

Taxonomy
Heteroconchia was named by Gray (1854). It is extant.

It was reranked as the superorder Heteroconchia by Bouchet et al. (2010); it was reranked as the infraclass Heteroconchia by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Autolamellibranchiata by Giribet and Wheeler (2002); to Bivalvia by Ward (1992), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006) and Scholz et al. (2008); and to Autobranchia by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Sister taxa
Archiheterodonta, Cardiomorphi, Heterodonta, Uniomorphi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Heteroconchia Gray
1980Eoastartella Chang p. 12
1980Eoastartella qinglongensis Chang p. 12
1992Heteroconchia Ward p. 78
1995Paullia Schubert and Bottjer
2002Heteroconchia Giribet and Wheeler
2006Heteroconchia Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 230
2008Heteroconchia Scholz et al.
2010Heteroconchia Bouchet et al.
2011Heteroconchia Carter et al. p. 11
2012Parenia Biakov
2019Parenia parenica Biakov p. 247 figs. Pl 4, figs 4,6,7,9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)

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.

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
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Superor. Cardiiformii Ferussac 1822
Superor. Pholadiformii Gray 1854
Superfm. †Grammysioidea Miller 1877
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Fm. †Grammysiidae Miller 1877
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Invalid names: Protomyidae Pomel 1853 [synonym]
Fm. †Sanguinolitidae Miller 1877
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Invalid names: Elymellidae Ulrich 1894 [synonym]
Unr. Poromyata Ridewood 1903
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Or. Pandorida Stewart 1930
Or. Pholadomyida Newell 1965
Or. Poromyida Ridewood 1903
Or. Thraciida Carter 2011
Unr. Solenata Dall 1889
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Or. Hiatellida Carter 2011
Or. Solenida Dall 1889
Unr. Lucinidia Gray 1854
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Superfm. †Babinkoidea Horny 1960
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Fm. †Babinkidae Horny 1960
Fm. †Coxiconchiidae Babin 1977
Or. Lucinida Stoliczka 1871
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Superfm. Lucinoidea Fleming 1828
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Invalid names: Lucinacea Fleming 1828 [replaced]
Superfm. Thyasiroidea Dall 1900
Invalid names: Astartida Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971 [synonym], Donacoidea Fleming 1828 [empty], Kellioidea Forbes and Hanley 1848 [empty], Mactromyoidea Cox 1929 [empty], Pisidioidea Gray 1857 [empty]
Unr. Carditioni Dall 1889
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Or. †Actinodontida Douvillé 1912
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Superfm. †Amnigenioidea Khalfin 1948
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Fm. †Amnigeniidae Khalfin 1948
Fm. †Zadimerodiidae Guo 1988
Invalid names: Montanariidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979 [empty]
Superfm. †Anodontopsoidea Miller 1889
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Fm. †Cycloconchidae Ulrich 1884
Fm. †Intihuarellidae Sanchez and Vaccari 2003
Fm. †Redoniidae Babin 1966
Invalid names: Actinodontidae Davies 1933 [empty], Anodontopsidae Miller 1889 [empty], Baidiostracidae Fang and Cope 2008 [empty]
Superfm. †Nyassoidea Hall 1885
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Fm. †Nyassidae Hall 1885
Superfm. †Oriocrassatelloidea Boyd and Newell 1968
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Fm. †Crassatellopsidae Carter 2011
Fm. †Oriocrassatellidae Boyd and Newell 1968
Superfm. †Palaeomuteloidea Lahusen 1897
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Fm. †Palaeomutelidae Weir 1967
Invalid names: Actinodontoidea Douvillé 1912 [empty], Cycloconchoidea Ulrich 1884 [empty]
Or. Carditida Dall 1889
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Fm. †Archaeocardiidae Khalfin 1940
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G. †Archaeocardium Khalfin 1940
Superfm. Crassatelloidea Férussac 1822
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Fm. †Aenigmoconchidae Betekhtina 1968
Fm. Astartidae d'Orbigny 1844
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Invalid names: Crassinidae Gray 1840 [replaced]
Fm. Cardiniidae Zittel 1881
Fm. Carditidae Fleming 1820
Fm. Condylocardiidae Bernard 1896
Fm. Crassatellidae Férussac 1822
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Invalid names: Crassatellitidae Dall 1895 [synonym]
Fm. †Hippopodiidae Cox 1969
Fm. †Myophoricardiidae Chavan 1967
Fm. †Eodonidae Carter et al. 2000
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G. †Eodon Miller 1877
Fm. Lymnocardiidae Stoliczka 1870
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Subfm. †Didacninae Ebersin 1962
G. †Eupatorina Akhvlediani 1970
G. †Prosodacnomya Ebersin 1959
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]
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
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G. †Brachilyrodesma Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
G. †Lyrodesma Conrad 1841
G. †Lyronucula Fischer 1886
G. †Noradonta Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
G. †Pseudaxinus Salter 1864
G. †Siliquarca de Tromelin and Lebesconte 1875
G. †Tanaodon Kirk 1927
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Invalid names: Neoactinodonta Heidecker 1959 [objective synonym]
G. †Tromelinodonta Babin 1982
Fm. †Pseudarcidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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G. †Pseudarca Tromelin and Lebesconte 1875
Unr. Unionata Gray 1854
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Or. Trigoniida Dall 1889
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G. †Gobiella
G. †Heslingtonia Fleming 1987
G. †Kupenga
G. †Macrotrigonia Camacho and Olivero 1985
Superfm. †Myophorelloidea Kobayashi 1954
Superfm. †Pseudocardinioidea Martinson 1961
Subor. Trigoniina Dall 1899
Superfm. Trigonioidea Lamarck 1819
Superfm. †Trigonioidoidea Cox 1952
Superfm. †Trigonodoidea Modell 1942
Invalid names: Beichuanioidea Liu and Gu 1988 [empty], Lyrodesmatacea Ulrich 1894 [empty], Megatrigonioidea van Hoepen 1929 [empty], Myophorellina Cooper 1991 [empty]
Or. Unionida Stoliczka 1871
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Superfm. †Archanodontacea Weir 1969
Subor. Hyriidina Hoeh 2009
G. †Protelliptio Russell 1934
Subor. †Silesunionidina Skawina and Dzik 2011
Subor. †Silesunionina Skawina and Dzik 2011
G. †Tihkia Sahni and Tewari 1958
Subor. Unionidina Gray 1854
Invalid names: Actinodontophoroidea Newell 1969 [empty], Amblemidae Rafinesque 1820 [empty], Archanodontoidea Modell 1957 [empty], Carydioidea Haffer 1959 [empty], Etherioidea Deshayes 1830 [empty]
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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available