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Sphaeriidae

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)62301https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=62301
Rankfamily (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Sphaeriidae
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
-Veneroidei
-DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilySphaerioideaDeshayes 1854
familySphaeriidaeDeshayes 1855
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Sphaeriidaefamilysubjective synonym of Pisidiidaestated without evidenceParker, 1982
Sphaeriidaefamilybelongs to Veneroidastated without evidenceShoshani et al., 1989
Sphaeriidaefamilybelongs to BivalviaimpliedLamprell and Healy, 1998
Sphaeriidaefamilybelongs to Corbiculaceastated without evidence, 2002
Sphaeriidaefamilybelongs to Sphaerioideastated without evidenceBouchet et al., 2010
Sphaeriidaefamilybelongs to Sphaerioideastated with evidenceCarter et al., 2011
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)34
Extant Size (PBDB)24 (71%)
First Recorded Appearance164 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Environmentfreshwater (based on Sphaeriidae)
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Veneroidei)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Veneroidei)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. A. Kosnik. 2002. personal opinion.

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Euglesinae
subfamily		listed (PBDB)0 Ma
Extant
Euperinae
subfamily		listed (PBDB)616.0 Ma
Miocene		0 Ma
Extant
Pisidiinae
subfamily		listed (PBDB)127164 Ma
Middle Jurassic		0 Ma
Extant
Sphaeriinae
subfamily		listed (PBDB)30.13 Ma
Pleistocene		0 Ma
Extant
Corneocyclas
genus		listed (PBDB)0 Ma
Extant

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1855Sphaeriidae Deshayes
1912Corneocycladidae Hannibal
1989Sphaeriidae Shoshani et al. p. 435
1998Sphaeriidae Lamprell and Healy p. 184
2010Sphaeriidae Bouchet et al.
2011Sphaeriidae Carter et al. p. 17

References

Kosnik M. A. (2002) personal opinion.
Shoshani J., Fisher D. C., et al (1989) The Shelton Mastodon Site: Multidisciplinary study of a late Pleistocene (Twocreekan) locality in Southeastern Michigan, Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27 14, 393-436
Lamprell K., Healy J. (1998) , Bivalves of Australia 2
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201
Carter J. G., Altaba C. R., et al (2011) A Synoptical Classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca), University of Kansas Paleontological Institute Paleontological Contributions 4, 1-47
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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