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Halonympha

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4305338	https://www.gbif.org/species/4305338
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	18748	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18748

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Halonymphidae : Halonympha

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyida : Cuspidariidae : Halonympha

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
-	Poromyata	Ridewood 1903
order	Poromyida
superfamily	Cuspidarioidea	Dall 1886
family	Cuspidariidae	Dall 1886
genus	Halonympha	Dall & E.A.Smith 1886

Scientific Name

Halonympha Dall & E.A.Smith, 1886

Name Published In

Dall W.H. (1886). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Carribean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N. and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N. commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 1, Brachiopoda and Pelecypoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 12(6): 171-318, pls 1-9.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Halonympha	genus	belongs to Cuspidariidae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Halonympha	genus	belongs to Cuspidariidae	implied	Lamprell and Healy, 1998
Halonympha	genus	belongs to Pholadomyoida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Halonympha	genus	belongs to Halonymphidae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (100%)

First Recorded Appearance

72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Motility

facultatively mobile

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

carnivore

Ecospace Comments

LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN/BA, CP according to Todd (2001).

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)
Halonympha aethiopica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Halonympha asiatica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Halonympha atlanta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Halonympha claviculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Halonympha congenita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Halonympha depressa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Halonympha ledaeformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Halonympha leiomyoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Halonympha ros species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Halonympha salamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Halonympha soyomaruae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Halonympha striatella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1886	Halonympha Dall and Smith
1980	Halonympha Vokes p. 212
1998	Halonympha Lamprell and Healy p. 232
2002	Halonympha Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Halonympha Bouchet et al.

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

Lamprell K., Healy J. (1998) , Bivalves of Australia 2

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

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Bouchet et al., 2001 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

in Dall, Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard, 12 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. - via World Register of Marine Species

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species

Poutiers, J. M.; Bernard, F. R. (1995). Carnivorous bivalve molluscs (Anomalodesmata) from the tropical western Pacific Ocean, with a proposed classification and a catalogue of Recent species. in: Bouchet, P. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 14. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 167: 107-187. - via World Register of Marine Species

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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