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Isocyprina ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4588586	https://www.gbif.org/species/4588586
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17758	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17758

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Isocyprina

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Arcticidae : Isocyprina

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	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
-	Veneroidei
-	Veneroitei	Gray 1854
superfamily	Arcticoidea
family	Arcticidae	Newton 1891
genus	Isocyprina	Röder 1882

Scientific Name

Isocyprina Röder, 1882

Name Published In

Beitr. Kennt. Terrain Chailles Zweischaler

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Isocyprina	subgenus	belongs to Protocardia	stated without evidence	Krumbeck, 1924
Isocyprina	genus	belongs to Arcticidae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Isocyprina	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Isocyprina	genus	belongs to Arcticidae	stated without evidence	Scholz et al., 2008
Isocyprina	genus	belongs to Isocyprinidae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Isocyprina	genus	belongs to Arcticidae	stated without evidence	Ros-Franch et al., 2014

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

237 - 209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Last Recorded Appearance

125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Veneroidei)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Veneroidei)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Isocyprina (Eotrapezium) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		66	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Isocyprina alcyon ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Isocyprina ancatruzi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	190 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Isocyprina concentrica ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Isocyprina cyreniforme ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Isocyprina ewaldi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		21	237 Ma Middle Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Isocyprina lexoviensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Isocyprina lhasaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Isocyprina pulla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protocardia (Isocyprina) timorensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Taeniodon ewaldi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1882	Isocyprina Röder
1924	Protocardia (Isocyprina) Krumbeck
1980	Isocyprina Vokes p. 157
2002	Isocyprina Sepkoski, Jr.
2008	Isocyprina Scholz et al.
2010	Isocyprina Bouchet et al.
2010	Isocyprina Marquez-Aliaga et al. p. 196
2014	Isocyprina Ros-Franch et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Krumbeck L. (1924) Die Brachiopoden, Lamellibranchiaten und Gastropoden der Trias von Timor II, Palaeontologie von Timor 13, 1-275

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

Scholz A., Aberhan M., et al (2008) Early Jurassic bivalves of the Antimonio terrane (Sonora, NW Mexico): Taxonomy, biogeography, and paleogeographic implications, Geological Society of America Special Paper 442, 269-312

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

Marquez-Aliaga A., Damborenea S., et al (2010) Bivalves from the Triassic-Jurassic transition in northern Spain (Asturias and western Basque-Cantabrian Basin), Ameghiniana 47 2, 185-205

Ros-Franch S., Márquez-Aliaga A., et al (2014) Comprehensive database on Induan (Lower Triassic) to Sinemurian (Lower Jurassic) marine bivalve genera and their paleobiogeographic record, Paleontological Contributions 8, 1-219

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Beitr. Kennt. Terrain Chailles Zweischaler - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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