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Paracyclas

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8010152https://www.gbif.org/species/8010152
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)18027https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18027
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Paracyclas
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Paracyclas
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
-LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyMactromyidaeCox 1929
genusParacyclasHall 1843
Scientific NameParacyclas Hall, 1843
Name Published InN. H. New York (Geol. 4 Dist.)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Paracyclasgenusbelongs to Mactromyidaestated with evidenceCox et al., 1969
Paracyclasgenusbelongs to Veneroidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance433 - 427 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance359 - 347 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Lucinoidea)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietchemosymbiotic (based on Lucinoidea)
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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Paracyclas dubia
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10383 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
359 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Paracyclas elliptica
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
17393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
383 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Paracyclas elongata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paracyclas marylandica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paracyclas obesa-umbonata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paracyclas octerloni
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paracyclas ohioensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paracyclas peroccidens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Paracyclas sabini
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1843Paracyclas Hall
1969Paracyclas Cox et al. p. 512
1980Paracyclas Vokes p. 106
2002Paracyclas Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Cox L. R., Newell N. D., et al (1969) Mollusca 6: Bivalvia, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1 N, N491-N952
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
SN2000 unverified - 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
N. H. New York (Geol. 4 Dist.) - 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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