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Cyrtodontidae ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3247905	https://www.gbif.org/species/3247905
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	60053	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=60053

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontida : Cyrtodontidae

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
-	Arcioni	Gray 1854
order	Cyrtodontida	Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971
-	Cyrtodontidina	Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971
superfamily	Cyrtodontoidea
family	Cyrtodontidae	Ulrich 1894

Scientific Name

Cyrtodontidae

Name Published In

Ulrich, E. O.; Scofield, W. H. (1894). The Lower Silurian Lamellibranchiata of Minnesota. In E. O. Ulrich, W. H. Scofield, J. M. Clarke, & N. H. Winchell, eds., Final Report of the Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, vol. 3, part 2, The Geology of Minnesota. Paleontology. p. 475–628, pl. 35–46. Published and distributed under separate cover prior to publication of entire vol. 3 in 1897. Systematics of Bivalvia by Ulrich alone.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Cyrtodontidae	family	belongs to Prionodesmacea	stated with evidence	Raymond, 1916
Cyrtodontidae	family	belongs to Lamellibranchiata	stated with evidence	Isberg, 1934
Cyrtodontidae	family	belongs to Bivalvia	stated without evidence	Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen, 1960
Cyrtodontidae	family	belongs to Cyrtodontacea	stated with evidence	Newell, 1965
Cyrtodontidae	family	belongs to Cyrtodontoidea	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Cyrtodontidae	family	belongs to Cyrtodontoidea	stated with evidence	Carter et al., 2011

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

120

First Recorded Appearance

479 - 474 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

296 - 290 Ma
Permian

Motility

facultatively mobile

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder

Ecospace Comments

ECOSPACE CODE: 431. BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 4 of 4 genera share 10 to < 100 length, 4 of 4 share 10 to < 100 width. LIFE HISTORY: Data from Meyer et al (2009).

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

E. O. Ulrich. 1894. The Lower Silurian Lamellibranchiata of Minnesota. Minnesota Geology and Natural History Survey 3:475-628

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cyrtodontinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Ptychodesmatinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)	4	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	392 Ma Middle Devonian
Cyrtodonta ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	184	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Cyrtodontula ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	114	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	303 Ma Carboniferous
Dickinsartella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	11	296 Ma Permian	296 Ma Permian
Heikea ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	26	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Macrodesma ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	427 Ma Silurian
Matheria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	18	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	443 Ma Silurian
Ortonella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	7	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	315 Ma Carboniferous
Pharcidoconcha ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	477 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	477 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Thorslundia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Vanuxemia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	80	470 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Warburgia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Yonginella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	427 Ma Silurian	426 Ma Silurian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1894	Cyrtodontidae Ulrich
1916	Cyrtodontidae Raymond
1934	Cyrtodontidae Isberg
1960	Cyrtodontidae Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen p. 94
1965	Cyrtodontidae Newell p. 17
1980	Cyrtodontidae Vokes p. 10
2010	Cyrtodontidae Bouchet et al.
2011	Cyrtodontidae Carter et al. p. 7

References

Ulrich E. O. The Lower Silurian Lamellibranchiata of Minnesota, Minnesota Geology and Natural History Survey 3, 475-628

Raymond P. E. (1916) The Pelecypoda of the Chazy Formation, Annals of the Carnegie Museum 328, 325-343

Isberg O. (1934) Studien über Lamellibranchiaten des Leptaenakalkes in Dalarna, Håkan Ohlssons Buchdruckerei, 1-493

Soot-Ryen H., Soot-Ryen T. (1960) The Middle Ordovician of the Oslo region, Norway: 11, Pelecypoda, Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 40 2, 81-122

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

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

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

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - 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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