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Tironuculidae

Bivalvia - Afghanodesmatida - Tironuculidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Tironuculidae Babin et al.
1997Tironuculidae Sánchez
2009Tironuculidae Nevesskaja
2010Tironuculidae Bouchet et al. p. 114
2011Tironuculidae Carter et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderAfghanodesmatida
superfamilyTironuculoideaBabin 1982
familyTironuculidae
familyTironuculidae

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. †Tironuculidae Babin et al. 1982
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Subfm. †Natasiinae Sánchez 1997
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G. †Natasia Sánchez 1995
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Natasia boliviensis Babin and Branisa 1987
Subfm. †Tironuculinae Babin 1982
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G. †Ekaterodonta Babin 1982
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Ekaterodonta hesperica Babin and Gutiérrez-Marco 1991
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 Fennian to the top of the Late/Upper Llandeilo or 471.80000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia (Tarija) Natasia boliviensis (57172 57173)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina Natasia sp. (8777)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) Ekaterodonta sp. (20821 20828)
Klabava478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) Ekaterodonta sp. (20824)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Argentina (Jujuy) Natasia boliviensis (14225)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Hérault) Ekaterodonta courtessolei (157403)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Montagne Noire) Ekaterodonta courtessolei (20827) Ekaterodonta sp. (20820)
Fennian471.8 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) Ekaterodonta sp. (20825)
Early/Lower Llanvirn466.0 - 463.5Argentina (Jujuy) Ekaterodonta boliviensis (167379) Natasia sp. (8778)
Oretanian466.0 - 460.9Spain (Guadalajara) Ekaterodonta hesperica (20914)
Late/Upper Llandeilo460.9 - 449.5Bolivia (Tarija) Ekaterodonta boliviensis (167377)