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Mecynodontoidea

Bivalvia - Megalodontida

Taxonomy
Mecynodontoidea was named by Haffer (1959).

It was assigned to Megalodontida by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Mecynodontoidea Haffer
2011Mecynodontoidea Carter et al. p. 14

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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
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMecynodontoideaHaffer 1959
superfamilyMecynodontoideaHaffer 1959

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. †Mecynodontoidea Haffer 1959
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Fm. †Beichuaniidae Liu and Gu 1988
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G. †Beichuania Liu and Gu 1988
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†Beichuania ganxiensis Liu and Gu 1988
Fm. †Congeriomorphidae Saul 1976
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G. †Congeriomorpha Stoyanow 1948
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†Congeriomorpha andrusovi Stoyanow 1948
Fm. †Mecynodontidae Haffer 1959
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G. †Ganxiella Liu and Gu 1988
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†Ganxiella longa Liu 1988
G. †Mecynodon
Fm. †Plethocardiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1979
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†Plethocardia suberecta Ulrich 1894
Invalid names: Prosocoelidae Karczewski 1992 [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: base of the Katian to the top of the Frasnian or 453.00000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Plethocardia sp. (23623 23644)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Plethocardia sp. (23622)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Plethocardia sp. (23558)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Plethocardia sp. (23550)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Plethocardia sp. (23651 23653 23656 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Plethocardia sp. (23579 23584) Plethocardia suberecta (174070)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa) Plethocardia sp. (23552)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Plethocardia suberecta (26277)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Plethocardia aviformis (232331)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Plethocardia sp. (23678)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Plethocardia sp. (23588)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3China (Sichuan) Ganxiella longa, Beichuania ganxiensis (200825)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Mecynodon sp. (4794)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Mecynodon sp. (112146)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Arizona) Congeriomorpha andrusovi (50029)