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Cymatonota ✝
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Cymatonota | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Cymatonota | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cymatonota Ulrich, 1893 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Rep. Geol. Surv. Ohio, 7 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 466 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Modiomorphidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Modiomorphidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | intermediate,minor ribbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| Cymatonota attenuata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cymatonota constricta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cymatonota lenior ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cymatonota parallela ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Cymatonota pholadis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Cymatonota productifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cymatonota prolata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Cymatonota recta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Cymatonota semistrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cymatonota semistriata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Cymatonota typicalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Cymatonota verisimilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Cyrtodonta tranceps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Endodesma cuneatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Endodesma tranceps ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Orthonota parallela species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthonota pholadis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Physetomya acuminata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psiloconcha grandis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Psiloconcha inornata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Psiloconcha ostbjorkae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psiloconcha sinuata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Psiloconcha subovalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1893 | Physetomya Ulrich p. 530 |
| 1893 | Cymatonota Ulrich p. 661 |
| 1894 | Endodesma Ulrich |
| 1894 | Chaenodomus Ulrich p. 477 |
| 1894 | Psiloconcha Ulrich p. 530 |
| 1916 | Endodesma Raymond |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1934 | Psiloconcha Isberg |
| 1969 | Cymatonota Cox et al. p. N394 |
| 2002 | Cymatonota Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Psiloconcha Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Psiloconcha Fang |
References
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!
