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Lunulacardiidae ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3247469	https://www.gbif.org/species/3247469
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	60977	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=60977

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Lunulacardiidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Pteriomorphia
-	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Myalinata	Paul 1939
order	Myalinida	Paul 1939
superfamily	Ambonychioidea
family	Lunulacardiidae	Fischer 1887

Scientific Name

Lunulacardiidae

Name Published In

Fischer P. (1880-1887). Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique. Paris, Savy pp. XXIV + 1369 + pl. 23. Fasc. 1: pp. 1-112 [21. 9. 1880]. Fasc. 2: pp. 113-192 [16. 3. 1881]. Fasc. 3: pp. 193-304 [28. 7. 1881]. Fasc. 4: pp. 305-416 [5. 5. 1882]. Fasc. 5: pp. 417-512 [21. 2. 1883]. Fasc. 6: pp. 513-608 [20. 12. 1883]. Fasc. 7: pp. 609-688 [30. 6. 1884]. Fasc. 8: pp. 689-784 [29. 1. 1885]. Fasc. 9: pp. 785-896 [31. 8. 1885]. Fasc. 10: pp. 897-1008 [30. 4. 1886]. Fasc. 11: pp. 1009-1369 [15. 6. 1887]

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Lunulacardiidae	family	belongs to Ambonychiacea	stated with evidence	Newell, 1965
Lunulacardiidae	family	belongs to Pteriina	stated without evidence	Nye et al., 1975
Lunulacardiidae	family	belongs to Ambonychiacea	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Lunulacardiidae	family	belongs to Praecardioidea	stated with evidence	Nagel-Myers and Amler, 2007
Lunulacardiidae	family	belongs to Lunulacardioidea	implied	Nevesskaja, 2009
Lunulacardiidae	family	belongs to Ambonychioidea	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Lunulacardiidae	family	belongs to Ambonychioidea	stated with evidence	Carter et al., 2011

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

439 - 433 Ma
Silurian

Last Recorded Appearance

314 - 306 Ma
Carboniferous

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Pteriomorphia)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Pteriomorphia)

Taphonomy

aragonite, low Mg calcite

Primary Reference (PBDB)

H. E. Vokes. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Lunulacardiinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Pterochaeniinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Buckhornia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	314 Ma Carboniferous	314 Ma Carboniferous
Conocardiopsis ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Guangxiconcha ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Honeoyea ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Lunulacardium ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	49	431 Ma Silurian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Metrocardia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	384 Ma Middle Devonian	384 Ma Middle Devonian
Opisthonia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Patrocardia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	45	439 Ma Silurian	409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Pinnopsis ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Prosochasma ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pterochaenia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	149	423 Ma Silurian	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1887	Lunulacardiidae Fischer
1965	Lunulacardiidae Newell p. 17
1975	Lunulacardiidae Nye et al. p. 293
1980	Lunulacardiidae Vokes p. 33
1999	Guangxiconchidae Zhang
2007	Lunulacardiidae Nagel-Myers and Amler p. 52
2009	Lunulacardiidae Nevesskaja
2010	Lunulacardiidae Bouchet et al.
2011	Lunulacardiidae Carter et al. p. 7

References

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Newell N. D. (1965) Classification of the Bivalvia, American Museum Novitates 2206, 1-25

Nye O. B., Brower J. C., et al (1975) Hitchhiking clams in the Marcellus Sea, Bulletins of American Paleontology 67 287, 287-299

Nagel-Myers J., Amler M. R. W. (2007) Revision of Late Devonian Lunulacardiidae (Bivalvia) from the German Hercynian Facies, Geologica et Palaeontologica 41 1, 47-79

Nevesskaja L. A. (2009) Principles of Systematics and the System of Bivalves, Paleontological Journal 43 1, 1-11 doi:10.1134/S0031030109010018

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

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Carter, J. G.; Altaba, C. R.; Anderson, L. C.; Araujo, R.; Biakov, A. S.; Bogan, A. E.; Campbell, D. C.; Campbell, M.; Jin-hua, C.; Cope, J. C. W.; Delvene, G.; Dijkstra, H. H.; Zong-jie, F.; Gardner, R. N.; Gavrilova, V. A.; Goncharova, I. A.; Harries, P. J.; Hartman, J. H.; Hautmann, M.; Hoeh, W. R.; Hylleberg, J.; Bao-yu, J.; Johnston, P.; Kirkendale, L.; Kleemann, K.; Koppka, J.; Kříž, J.; Machado, D.; Malchus, N.; Márquez-Aliaga, A.; Masse, J.-P.; McRoberts, C. A.; Middelfart, P.U.; Mitchell, S.; Nevesskaja, L. A.; Özer, S.; Pojeta, J. Jr.; Polubotko, I.V.; Pons, J. M.; Popov, S.; Sánchez, T.; Sartori, A. F.; Scott, R. W.; Sey, I. I.; Signorelli, J. H.; Silantiev, V. V.; Skelton, P. W.; Steuber, T.; Waterhouse, J. B.; Wingard, G. L.; Yancey, T. (2011). A synoptical classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca). Paleontological Contributions. 4: 1-47. - via World Register of Marine Species

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