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Monopteriidae

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Monopteriidae

Taxonomy
Monopteriidae was named by Newell (1969) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5082]. Its type is Monopteria.

It was assigned to Ambonychiacea by Vokes (1980); to Ambonychioidea by Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011); and to Myalinida by Yancey (2025).

Subtaxa
Limopteria, Monopteria (type genus)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Limopteria Meek and Worthen
1961Limopteria Hoare p. 114
1969Monopteriidae Newell
1980Monopteriidae Vokes p. 34
2009Monopteriidae Nevesskaja
2010Monopteriidae Bouchet et al.
2011Monopteriidae Carter et al. p. 8
2025Monopteriidae Yancey p. 103

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMonopteriidaeNewell 1969
familyMonopteriidaeNewell 1969

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Monopteriidae Newell 1969
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G. †Monopteria Meek and Worthen 1866
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†Monopteria alata Beede 1898
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Invalid names: Limopteria gibbosa Beede 1900 [synonym], Monopteria subalata Beede and Rogers 1899 [synonym]
†Monopteria gibbosa Meek and Worthen 1866
†Monopteria heaneyi Yancey 2025
†Monopteria magna Yancey 2025
†Monopteria marian White 1874
Invalid names: Gervillia auricula Stevens 1858 [nomen nudum]
Invalid names: Limopteria Meek and Worthen 1866 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: base of the Osagean to the top of the Gzhelian or 351.90000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) Limoptera sp. (6672)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Limopteria subalata (70382)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) Monopteria gibbosa (1046)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Monopteria gibbosa (26878) Monopteria longispina (237767) Monopteria marian, Monopteria longispina, Monopteria gibbosa, Monopteria alata (237795)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Monopteria longispina (233341) Monopteria marian (237831) Monopteria subalata, Monopteria marian, Monopteria longispina, Monopteria alata (237801)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Monopteria heaneyi (242009)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Arizona) Monopteria marian (242008)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Monopteria magna (236683)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Monopteria longa (50219)