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Poromyoidea

Bivalvia - Poromyida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Poromyacea Dall
1965Poromyacea Newell p. 21
1980Poromyacea Vokes p. 211
1984Poromyacea Squires p. 54
1987Poromyacea Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
2000Poromyoidea Coan et al. pp. 545, 568
2009Poromyoidea Nevesskaja
2010Poromyoidea Bouchet et al.
2011Poromyoidea 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)
superfamilyPoromyoidea(Dall 1886)
superfamilyPoromyoidea(Dall 1886)

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.

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]
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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 122.46000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (355 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5China (Xizang) Liopistha sp. (61399)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Colombia Liopista gigantea (221846)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Peru Liopistha gigantia (88673)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (Alberta) Psilomya peterpondi (87418)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Peru (Cajamarca) Liopistha gigantea (56988 56989 56990) Liopistha sp. (56911)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Peru (Cajamarca) Liopistha gigantea (88169)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Gabon Liopistha sp. 1 (209483 209484) Liopistha sp. 2 (209486) Megaporomya sp. (209487)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Peru Liopistha sp. (88152)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Brazil (Sergipe) Homomya profunda (87861) Liopistha sergipensis (87862)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Canada (Alberta) Psilomya peterpondi (87457)
Middle Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian109.0 - 93.5Venezuela (Trujillo) Liopistha cornueliana (64456)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Liopistha gigantea (6280 51673)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt Liopistha albiana (98327)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain Psilomya gigantea (66129)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Egypt Poromya ligeriensis (150876)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) Liopistha allani (87450)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Liopistha sp. (4652) Psilomya concentrica (4638 6593 6604 6646) Psilomya levis (4654 6498)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Liopistha meeki (3096) Liopistha sp. (3080 3081 3086)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Brazil Liopistha alta (140837)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (New Mexico) Psilomya concentrica (44284)