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Laternulidae

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Anatinidae Gray
1918Laternulidae Hedley
1965Laternulidae Newell p. 21
1980Laternulidae Vokes p. 207
2000Laternulidae Coan et al. p. 466
2004Laternulidae Aberhan p. 148
2006Laternulidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 231
2008Laternulidae Scholz et al.
2009Laternulidae Nevesskaja
2010Laternulidae Bouchet et al.
2011Laternulidae Carter et al. p. 18
2014Laternulidae Ros-Franch et al.

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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
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyPandoroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLaternulidaeHedley 1918
familyLaternulidaeHedley 1918

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. Laternulidae Hedley 1918
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G. †Anatimya Conrad 1860
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Anatimya anteradiata Conrad 1860
G. †Cercomya Agassiz 1843
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Cercomya bottegoi Jaboli 1959
Cercomya deserti Douvillé 1916
Cercomya pinguis Agassiz 1843
Cercomya schoensis Futterer 1897
Cercomya undulata Sowerby 1827
G. Laternula Röding 1798
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Subg. †Laternula (Laternulina) Habe 1952
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Laternula albertensis Russell and Landes 1937
Laternula alisoensis Packard 1922
Laternula fuchsi Hoernes 1875
Laternula jidiensis Guo 1985
G. †Orthomya Guo 1985
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Orthomya puerensis Guo 1985
G. †Periplomya Conrad 1870
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Periplomya quadrata Gabb 1869
Periplomya reddingensis Anderson 1938
Periplomya trinitensis Anderson 1938
Periplomya tryoniana Gabb 1864
Periplomya whitneyi Gabb 1864
G. †Planariomya Chen and Xu 1980
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Planariomya hunanensis Chen and Xu 1980
G. †Platymyoidea Cox 1964
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Platymyoidea dilatata Agassiz 1838
Platymyoidea longa Buvignier 1852
Invalid names: Platymya Agassiz 1838 [replaced]
G. †Plectomya Loriol 1868
G. †Tulongella Chen and Chen 1976
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Tulongella qinghaiensis Lu and Chen 1986
Tulongella xizangensis Chen and Chen 1976
Invalid names: Anatinidae Gray 1840 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:42:10
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:42:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Anisian to the top of the Holocene or 247.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 242.0 Ma

Collections (297 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) Laternula jidiensis (98484)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy (Lombardy) Cercomya longirostris (85244)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Xizang) Tulongella xizangensis (201159)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Iran Platymyoidea sp. A (49145)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Iran Cercomya praecursor, Cercomya sp. (49031)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Laternula moorei (38168) Laternula moorei, Laternula passeri, Laternula rhaetica (38167)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Switzerland Laternula praecursor (172800)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Cercomya praecursor (204164)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Somerset) Cercomya praecursor (62956)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Spain Laternula amicii (142083)
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5Chile (Coquimbo) Platymyoidea sp. (221766)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5France Cercomya sp. (39215)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5France Cercomya sp. (39379)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Mexico (Sonora) Platymyoidea indet. (40177)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Cercomya sp. (204150)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Chile Cercomya sp. (7420 7425)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile Platymyoidea longa (32408 32409 32412 32418 32426)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Chile Cercomya undulata (7426 7427)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Mexico (Sonora) Cercomya peruviana (115216)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Cercomy undulata, Platymyoidea longa (33883) Cercomya sp. (33881) Platymyoidea longa (33659 33662 33887 33888 33890 95382)