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Palaeolophidae

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Palaeolophidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolophidae was named by Malchus (1990). Its type is Palaeolophinae.

It was assigned to Ostreoidea by Cooper (2002); and to Ostreida by Aberhan (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Palaeolophidae Malchus
2002Palaeolophidae Cooper p. 28
2010Palaeolophidae Aberhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
familyPalaeolophidaeMalchus 1990
familyPalaeolophidaeMalchus 1990

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.

Fm. †Palaeolophidae Malchus 1990
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G. †Actinostreon Bayle 1878
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†Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816
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Invalid names: Alectryonia asellus Greppin 1900 [synonym], Alectryonia flabelliformis Nilson 1840 [synonym], Alectryonia flabelloides Schloth 1901 [synonym], Alectryonia potieri Bayle 1878 [synonym], Alectryonia rastellaris Munster 1833 [synonym], Lopha (Actinostreon) gregarea Sowerby 1816 [synonym], Lopha (Lopha) pulligera Goldfuss 1834 [synonym], Lopha (Rastellum) gregarea Sowerby 1815 [synonym], Ostrea (Alectryonia) costata Sowerby 1825 [synonym], Ostrea (Alectryonia) pulligera Goldfuss 1892 [synonym], Ostrea (Alectryonia) rastellaris Muenster 1883 [synonym], Ostrea (Alectryonia) solitaria Sowerby 1892 [synonym], Ostrea (Alectryonia) vallata Etallon 1894 [synonym], Ostrea (Exogyra) semisolitaria Etallon 1911 [synonym], Ostrea carinata Sowerby 1840 [synonym], Ostrea costatum Sowerby 1825 [synonym], Ostrea palmetta Sowerby 1815 [synonym], Ostrea pulligera Goldfuss 1834 [synonym], Ostrea pulligera ascendens Quenstedt 1857 [synonym], Ostrea solitaria Sowerby 1824 [synonym]
†Actinostreon hastellatum Schlotheim 1820
†Actinostreon marshi Sowerby 1814
Invalid names: Palaeolopha Malchus 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 09:14:10
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:18:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Late/Upper Barremian or 228.00000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections (569 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) Actinostreon sp. (67003)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Mexico (Sonora) Palaeolopha haidingeriana (39206)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Actinostreon haidingerianum (115317 115336 115347 115348 115349 115354)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Ostrea palmetta, Ostrea ascendens, Ostrea marshii (38083)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Mexico (Sonora) Alectryonia gregarea (39132)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Huasco) Actinostreon sp. (223284)
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5Chile (Coquimbo) Actinostreon sp. (221766)
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Tunisia Actinostreon costatum (13787)
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Actinostreon sp. (228996)
Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Tunisia Actinostreon costatum (13861) Actinostreon solitarium (13862)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland (Pomerania) Lopha gregarea (38694)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) Actinostreon gregareum (185665 185668) Actinostreon sp. (185666) Actinostreon sp., Actinostreon gregareum (185662)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Kenya Lopha gregarea (36503)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Actinostreon hastellatum (211294)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Actinostreon gregareum (154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal Actinostreon solitarium (8158)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Actinostreon gregareum (35262)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Actinostreon gregareum (23904) Alectryonia pulligera (23903)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Tanzania Actinostreon hennigi (35461)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Germany Actinostreon sp. (50422 50505)