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Fordillidae

Bivalvia - Fordillida - Fordillidae

Taxonomy
Fordillidae was named by Pojeta (1975) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5020]. It was considered paraphyletic by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Fordilloida by Pojeta (1975) and Vokes (1980); to Mytiloida by Elicki (1994); to Bivalvia by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Fordilloidea by Nevesskaja (2009) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Fordillidae Pojeta p. 366
1980Fordillidae Vokes p. 100
1994Fordillidae Elicki p. 80
2009Fordillidae Nevesskaja
2010Fordillidae Bouchet et al. p. 114
2011Fordillidae Carter et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
—EuprotobranchiaNevesskaja 2009
orderFordillida()
superfamilyFordilloideaPojeta 1975
familyFordillidae
familyFordillidae

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. †Fordillidae Pojeta 1975
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G. †Fordilla Barrande 1881
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†Fordilla germanica Elicki 1994
†Fordilla marini Sampelayo 1933
†Fordilla troyensis Barrande 1881
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Invalid names: Fordilla sibirica Krasilova 1977 [synonym]
G. †Pojetaia Jell 1980
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†Pojetaia dentifera Kouchinsky et al. 2011
†Pojetaia ostseensis Hinz-Schallreuter 1995
†Pojetaia ovata Chen and Wang 1985
†Pojetaia runnegari Jell 1980
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Invalid names: Oryzoconcha prisca He and Pei 1985 [synonym], Pojetaia borealis Jermak 1986 [synonym], Pojetaia elliptica Li and Zhou 1986 [synonym], Pojetaia ovata Li and Zhou 1986 [synonym]
†Pojetaia sarhoensis Geyer and Streng 1998
Invalid names: Buluniella Jermak 1986 [synonym], Jellia Li and Zhou 1986 [synonym], Oryzoconcha He and Pei 1985 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-06 07:33:58
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:33:58
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Caerfai or 525.50000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections (84 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caerfai538.8 - 509.0USA (New York) Fordilla sp. (8236)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Fordilla sp. (10252)
Tommotian - Atdabanian525.5 - 516.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Fordilla troyensis (6897)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Pojetaia runnegari (49618 96454 96931 97741 97747 97749 97750 199519)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Anhui) Jellia ovata (157563)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Chitinskaya oblast) Pojetaia runnegari (49373 49374 49376 49377 49379 49381 49388 49391)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Fordilla sibirica (56855)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Henan) Oryzoconcha prisca, Pojetaia runnegari (49532) Pojetaia runnegari (96523)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9Greenland Fordilla sp. (121183 121185)
Atdabanian - Lenian521.0 - 510.2Germany (Saxony) Fordilla sibirica (6899)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3Mexico Pojetaia sp. (203107)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Chitinskaya oblast) Pojetaia runnegari (49383 49384 49385 49386)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Australia (South Australia) Pojetaia runnegari (50793 96914 96915 96916 96917 96932 96958 96959 96963 96964 96965 97723 97726 97730 97751 97770 97771 97772 97773 97774 97775 97776 97777 156332 172616 225121)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Antarctica Pojetaia runnegari (199520 199522 199524 199527 199529 199531)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9China (Shaanxi) Pojetaia runnegari (199515 199516 199517 199534)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Fordilla sibirica (174258)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Fordilla sp., Pojetaia runnegari (78748) Pojetaia runnegari (50783)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Quebec) Fordilla troyensis (78754 78755)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (New York) Fordilla sp. (182) Fordilla troyensis (78767)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Greenland Pojetaia runnegari (49461 49464 49471 67781) Pojetaia runnegari, Fordilla troyensis (49473)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Greenland (Peary Land) Fordilla troyensis (171829) Pojetaia runnegari (210618)
Toyonian512.9 - 510.2Turkey (Konya) Fordilla sp., Pojetaia runnegari (91535) Pojetaia runnegari (184793)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Pojetaia dentifera (49431)