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Congeriomorpha ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7578760https://www.gbif.org/species/7578760
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)17499https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17499
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Congeriomorpha
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Congeriomorphidae : Congeriomorpha
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
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
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMecynodontoideaHaffer 1959
familyCongeriomorphidaeSaul 1976
genusCongeriomorphaStoyanow 1948
Scientific NameCongeriomorpha Stoyanow, 1948
Name Published InJ. Paleont., 22
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Congeriomorphagenusbelongs to Ambonychiidaestated without evidencePojeta, 1966
Congeriomorphagenusbelongs to Veneroidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Congeriomorphagenusbelongs to Congeriomorphidaestated without evidenceBouchet et al., 2010
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Bivalvia)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Bivalvia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. Stoyanow. 1948. Molluscan faunule from Devonian Island Mesa Beds, Arizona. Journal of Paleontology 22(6):783-791

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Congeriomorpha andrusovi ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1383 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian		383 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1948Congeriomorpha Stoyanow p. 784
1966Congeriomorpha Pojeta p. 181
2002Congeriomorpha Sepkoski, Jr.
2010Congeriomorpha Bouchet et al.

References

Stoyanow A. (1948) Molluscan faunule from Devonian Island Mesa Beds, Arizona, Journal of Paleontology 22 6, 783-791
Pojeta J. (1966) North American Ambonychiidae (Pelecypoda), Palaeontographica Americana 5 36, 1-241
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
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
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
J. Paleont., 22 - 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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