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Monothyra

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9291129https://www.gbif.org/species/9291129
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)18472https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18472
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Pholadidae : Monothyra
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Pholadidae : Monothyra
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
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyPholadidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyPholadinaeLamarck 1809
genusMonothyraTryon 1862
Scientific NameMonothyra Tryon, 1862
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Monothyragenusbelongs to Pholadinaestated with evidenceVokes, 1980
Monothyragenusbelongs to Myoidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
Motilitystationary (based on Pholadidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Pholadidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (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

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Monothyra orientalis
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1862Monothyra Tryon
1980Monothyra Vokes p. 188
2002Monothyra Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue
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
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1862 - 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
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
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer synonym source - 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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