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Poromyida

Bivalvia - Poromyida

Taxonomy
Poromyoida was named by Ridewood (1903). It is extant.

It was corrected as Poromyida by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Anomalodesmata by Newell (1965); to Septibranchia by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Poromyata by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Poromyoida Ridewood
1965Poromyoida Newell p. 21
2009Poromyoida Nevesskaja
2011Poromyida Carter et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)

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. Poromyida Ridewood 1903
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Superfm. Cuspidarioidea Dall 1886
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Fm. Cuspidariidae Dall 1886
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G. †Boriesia
G. Cardiomya Adams 1864
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Subg. †Cardiomya (Bowdenia) Dall 1903
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Cardiomya alkiensis Durham 1944
Cardiomya anaticepsella Hickman 2014
Cardiomya comstockensis Turner 1938
Cardiomya costellata Deshayes 1833
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Invalid names: Cardiomya gemma Verrill and Bush 1898 [synonym]
Cardiomya didyma Hinds 1843
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Invalid names: Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) ecuadoriana Olsson 1961 [synonym]
Cardiomya domenginica Vokes 1939
Cardiomya elegantissima Hoernes 1875
Cardiomya hannibali Dickerson 1914
Cardiomya israelskya Hanna 1927
Cardiomya mansfieldi Olsson and Harbison 1953
Cardiomya ornatissima d'Orbigny 1853
Cardiomya pavascotti Hickman 2014
Cardiomya pectinata Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Cardiomya isolirata Bernard 1969 [synonym], Cardiomya oldroydi Dall 1924 [synonym], Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) californica Dall 1886 [synonym]
Cardiomya russelli Hanna 1927
Cardiomya silverensis Vokes 1939
Cardiomya turneri Vokes 1939
G. Cuspidaria Dall 1886
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Subg. Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) Dall 1886
Subg. †Cuspidaria (Rhinoclama) Dall 1886
Cuspidaria alpis Bittner 1895
Cuspidaria alpiscivicae Bittner 1895
Cuspidaria attenuata Dall 1903
Cuspidaria grandis Stephenson 1941
Cuspidaria grovensis Stephenson 1941
Cuspidaria obesa Lovén 1846
Cuspidaria persulcata Stanton 1895
Cuspidaria prima Aldrich and Meyer 1886
Cuspidaria siliqua Bittner 1895
Cuspidaria triassica Stoppani 1865
Cuspidaria variabilis Warren 1934
Cuspidaria vorbei Hanna 1927
G. †Fabagella
G. Halonympha Dall and Smith 1886
G. †Kurodamya Okutani 1964
G. †Myonera Dall 1886
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Subg. †Myonera (Myonera) Dall 1886
Subg. †Myonera (Rengea) Kuroda 1971
G. †Paracuspidaria Karapunar et al. 2020
G. Plectodon Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Myoneridae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983 [synonym], Neaera Gray 1834 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. Protocuspidariidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983
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G. Protocuspidaria Allen and Morgan 1981
Fm. Spheniopsidae Gardner 1928
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Invalid names: Halonymphidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983 [empty]
Superfm. Parilimyoidea Morton 1981
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Fm. Parilimyidae Morton 1982
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G. †Procardia Meek 1871
Superfm. Poromyoidea Dall 1886
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Fm. Poromyidae Dall 1886
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G. †Cetoconcha Dall 1886
Subfm. Cetomyinae Krylova 1997
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G. †Cetomya Dall 1889
G. †Cymella Meek 1864
G. †Liopistha Meek 1864
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Leiopistha meekii White 1874
Subg. †Liopistha (Psilomya) Meek 1876
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Psilomya peterpondi McLearn 1933
Liopistha anaana Anderson 1902
Liopistha glabra Warren 1934
Liopistha ligeriensis d'Orbigny 1845
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Invalid names: Homomya profunda White 1887 [synonym], Pholadomya molli Coquand 1862 [synonym]
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853
Liopistha sergipensis White 1887
Liopistha servesensis Choffat 1901
Liopistha sulcata von Koenen 1898
Liopistha superba Stoliczka 1871
Liopistha ventricosa von Koenen 1897
G. †Megaporomya Ayoub-Hannaa et al. 2013
G. †Neaeroporomya Cossmann 1886
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G. Poromya Forbes 1844
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Subg. Poromya (Dermatomya) Dall 1921
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Invalid names: Corbula binominata Hanna 1924 [synonym]
Subg. Poromya (Poromya) Forbes 1844
Poromya globulosa Forbes 1846
Poromya lata Forbes 1846
Poromya tumida Cossmann 1882
G. †Pseudocuspidaria Eames 1951
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Invalid names: Dermatomyidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983 [synonym], Neaeroporomyidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983 [synonym], Perlaporomyidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cetoconchidae Ridewood 1903 [empty]
Superfm. Verticordioidea Stoliczka 1871
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Fm. Verticordiidae Stoliczka 1871
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G. †Acreuciroa Thiele 1931
G. Euciroa Dall 1881
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Subg. †Euciroa (Euciroa) Dall 1881
G. †Halicardia Dall 1895
G. †Halicardissa Dall 1913
G. Haliris Dall 1886
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Subg. Haliris (Haliris) Dall 1886
Haliris jamaicensis Dall 1903
G. †Kurinuia Marwick 1942
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Kurinuia aerolata Marshall 1900
G. Laevicordia Seguenza 1876
G. †Lyonsiella Sars 1872
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Subg. †Lyonsiella (Lyonsiella) Sars 1872
Subg. †Lyonsiella (Proagorina) Iredale 1930
G. †Pecchiolia Savi and Meneghini 1850
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Pecchiolia argentea Savi and Meneghini 1850
Pecchiolia exasperata Ponzi 1876
Pecchiolia iarkini Meszaros 1957
G. †Setaliris Iredale 1930
G. †Spinosipella Iredale 1930
G. Trigonulina d'Orbigny 1946
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Trigonulina novemcostata Adams and Reeve 1863
Trigonulina ornata d'Orbigny 1842
G. †Vertambitus Iredale 1930
G. Verticordia Sowerby 1844
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Subg. †Verticordia (Verticordia) Sowerby 1844
Verticordia cossmanni Dall 1903
Verticordia eocensis Langdon 1886
Verticordia excavata Pritchard 1901
Verticordia granulosa Ravn 1939
Verticordia lockei Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Verticordia novemcostata Adams and Reeve 1863
Verticordia pectinata Tate 1887
G. †Vertisphaera Iredale 1930
Invalid names: Dallicordiidae Scarlato and Starobogatov 1983 [synonym], Policordiidae Scarlato 1981 [synonym]
Invalid names: Euciroidae Dall 1895 [empty], Lyonsiellidae Dall 1895 [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 Carnian to the top of the Holocene or 237.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 235.0 Ma

Collections (756 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Cuspidaria sp. (44953)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Yunnan) Cuspidaria luxiensis (201161)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan (Fukui) Cuspidaria ayabensis (39563 39564 40119)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Cuspidaria semiradiata (203199)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Cuspidaria alpis, Cuspidaria siliqua (144634)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Japan (Miyagi) Cuspidaria praenipponica (40219 40541)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany Cuspidaria sp. (23818)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Bavaria) Paracuspidaria goldfussiana, Paracuspidaria walteri (224862)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany Paracuspidaria goldfussiana, Paracuspidaria walteri (159446)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Cuspidaria sp. (204062)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom (England) Neaera sp. (27876)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Hungary Cuspidaria sp. (124884)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Kenya Cuspidaria ayersi (36460)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.1Portugal Cuspidaria sp. (7392)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Spain Procardia sp. (68308)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Spain Procardia sp. (68307)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Cuspidaria portlandica (7059)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Cuspidaria sp. (67942) Neaera portlandica (67943)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Hungary Cuspidaria picteti (23872)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0USA (California) Cuspidaria persulcata (151966)