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Monopleuridae

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8424187	https://www.gbif.org/species/8424187
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	61187	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=61187

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Monopleuridae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Monopleuridae

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	Hippuritida
suborder	Radiolitidina	Skelton 2013
superfamily	Radiolitoidea	Gray 1848
family	Monopleuridae	Munier-Chalmas 1873

Scientific Name

Monopleuridae

Name Published In

Munier-Chalmas, E. C. P. A. (1873). Prodrome d'une classification des rudistes. Journal de Conchyliologie (Paris) (série 3). 21(1):71–75.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Monopleuridae	family	belongs to Hippuritacea	stated with evidence	Newell, 1965
Monopleuridae	family	invalid subgroup of Caprotinidae	stated with evidence	Skelton, 1978
Monopleuridae	family	belongs to Hippuritacea	stated without evidence	Vokes, 1980
Monopleuridae	family	belongs to Monopleuroidea	implied	Nevesskaja, 2009
Monopleuridae	family	belongs to Radiolitoidea	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Monopleuridae	family	belongs to Radiolitoidea	stated with evidence	Carter et al., 2011

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

140 - 136 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Environment

marine (based on Hippuritida)

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Hippuritida)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Hippuritida)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Hippuritida)

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	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Agria ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Araeopleura ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arnaudia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Artigesia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bicornucopina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Debrunia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Glossomyophorus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		7	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Glossomyophorus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Gyropleura ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		26	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Homopleura genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Jerjesia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Mathesia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Monopleura ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		52	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Petalodontia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudopetalodontia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Simacia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1873	Monopleuridae Munier-Chalmas
1965	Monopleuridae Newell p. 19
1980	Monopleuridae Vokes p. 195
2009	Monopleuridae Nevesskaja
2010	Monopleuridae Bouchet et al.
2011	Monopleuridae Carter et al. p. 15
2013	Monopleuridae Skelton

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

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

Skelton P. W. (2013) Rudist classification for the revised Bivalvia volumes of the "Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology", Caribbean Journal of Earth Science 45, 9-33

Journal de Conchyliologie (série 3) 21: -. [71–75] - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Masse & Fenerci-Masse, 2009 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Munier-Chalmas, E. C. P. A. (1873). Prodrome d'une classification des rudistes. Journal de Conchyliologie (Paris) (série 3). 21(1):71–75. - via World Register of Marine Species

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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