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Heterodonta

Bivalvia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Heterodonta Neumayr p. 43
1889Heterodonta Ameghino p. 43
1965Heterodonta Newell p. 18
1980Heterodonta Vokes p. 100
1983Heterodonta Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 91
1984Heterodonta Squires p. 44
1987Heterodonta Squires p. 59
1987Heterodonta Ward and Blackwelder p. 129
1989Heterodonta Shoshani et al. p. 435
1993Heterodonta Wingard p. 50
1997Heterodonta Cope p. 733
1998Heterodonta Reid
2002Heterodonta Giribet and Wheeler
2006Heterodonta Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 231
2006Heterodonta Rosenberg et al.
2010Heterodonta Bouchet et al.
2013Heterodonta Pérez et al. p. 364

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
subclassHeterodontaNeumayr 1884
subclassHeterodontaNeumayr 1884

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.

Subcl. Heterodonta Neumayr 1884
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Or. Myoida Goldfuss 1820
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G. Eufistulina Eames 1951
G. †Eutylus
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Jurassicorbula fuersichi Yin and Grant-Mackie 2005
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Lenticorbula trigonalis Soweby 1840
Invalid names: Myina Newell 1965 [empty], Pholadina Newell 1965 [empty]
Unr. Septibranchia Pelseneer 1888
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Invalid names: Cuspidarioida Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971 [empty], Verticordioida Scarlato and Starobogatov 1971 [empty]
Invalid names: Anomalodesmata Dall 1889 [empty], Carditoidea Fleming 1820 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Tortonian or 393.30000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 382.7 Ma

Collections (273 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Phanerozoic541.0 - 0.0Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Heterodonta indet. (228252)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Morocco Anomalodesmata indet. (82034)
Morrowan - Desmoinesian318.1 - 305.9Brazil Anomalodesmata indet. 1 (67803)
Cisuralian298.9 - 272.3Chile Anomalodesmata indet. (163033 163037 163039 163040 163041)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3Chile Anomalodesmata indet. (163035)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Carditoidea sp. (63385)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Romania Anomalodesmata indet. (197722)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Nevada) Heterodonta indet. (37244 37246)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.3 - 174.1Canada (British Columbia) Heterodonta indet. (53174)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.3 - 174.1Canada (Yukon) Heterodonta indet. (53613)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (Alberta) Heterodonta indet. (53275 53419 53549 53904)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (Yukon) Heterodonta indet. (53111 53165 53612)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (British Columbia) Heterodonta indet. (53204 53347 53390 53583)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (Yukon) Heterodonta indet. (53873)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (Alberta) Heterodonta indet. (53389)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Heterodonta indet. (53278 53290 53623 53866)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Heterodonta indet. (53864)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Canada (British Columbia) Heterodonta indet. (53169)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Canada (Yukon) Heterodonta indet. (53590)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Heterodonta indet. (53187 53558 53564)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Heterodonta indet. (53110 53186)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany Heterodonta indet. (23841)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Bavaria) Heterodonta indet. (23852)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Heterodonta indet. (53108 53457 53780)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Heterodonta indet. (25663 25664 25670 25675 25776 25777 25778)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Canada (British Columbia) Heterodonta indet. (53375)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Spain Jurassicorbula sp. (51613)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain Heterodonta indet. (25782)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3India Heterodonta indet. (68275)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1China (Tibet) Jurassicorbula fuersichi (201852)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1India Heterodonta indet. (67397 67663)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5China (Xizang) Heterodonta indet. (61446)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India Heterodonta indet. (61521 61542 61674 63236 67401 67580 67584 68403 68404 68405)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5United Kingdom (England) Heterodonta indet. (38485)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Heterodonta indet. (13786 13789) H. sp. C (13869)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2India Heterodonta indet. (63068)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2India Heterodonta indet. (61672 61876 67550 68385 68552)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Heterodonta indet. A, Heterodonta indet. B (13588)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Greenland Anomalodesmata indet. (1406 1464 1465 1466 1467 1470 1472 1496)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Portugal (Porto de Mos) Jurassicorbula sp. (196755 196757)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Portugal Heterodonta indet. (8287) Jurassicorbula viriati (8806)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Portugal Jurassicorbula viriati (7392)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0Portugal Jurassicorbula viriati (8669)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) Carterochaena pulcherrima (31435)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Heterodonta indet. (5988 7058 7076 8603 8608) Jurassicorbula edwardi (7411 67954 67955) Jurassicorbula edwardi, Heterodonta indet. (8101 8201 8202) Jurassicorbula edwardi, H. sp. A, H. sp. B (8203) Jurassicorbula edwardi, H. sp. C, H. sp. A, Heterodonta indet. (8185) Jurassicorbula edwardi, Jurassicorbula calcibyssata, Heterodonta indet. (8318) Jurassicorbula edwardi, Jurassicorbula viriati (7412 7413) Jurassicorbula sp. (7054) Jurassicorbula sp., Jurassicorbula viriati, Heterodonta indet. (7081) Jurassicorbula viriati (7055 7056 7077 7078 7393 7394 7395 7406 7407 7409 7410 8519 8520 8667 8668 8671 8672 8673 8805 77740) Jurassicorbula viriati, Heterodonta indet. (7059 7075 7082 8602 8674) Jurassicorbula viriati, Jurassicorbula sp., Heterodonta indet. (7080)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Portugal Jurassicorbula edwardi (8102 8284) Jurassicorbula edwardi, Heterodonta indet. (8286 8289) Jurassicorbula edwardi, H. sp. B, H. sp. A (8288)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Heterodonta indet. (67943 67951) Jurassicorbula viriati (34662)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Heterodonta indet. (67938 67940 67952 68232) Jurassicorbula edwardi, Heterodonta indet. (67953 68233 68234 68237) Jurassicorbula viriati (5957)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal Jurassicorbula edwardi (8400 8401) Jurassicorbula edwardi, Heterodonta indet. (8364 8365) Jurassicorbula edwardi, H. sp. A, H. sp. B (8363)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom Carterochaena pulcherrima (68088)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Greenland Heterodonta indet. (1198 1201 1212 1214 1231 1251 1460 1482) Myoida indet. (1259)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal Anomalodesmata indet. (8204) Heterodonta indet. (7868 7869 7877 7894 7895 8041 8161 8163 8165 8168 8205 8206) Heterodonta indet. A (7892) Heterodonta indet., H. sp. A (7914) Heterodonta indet., H. sp. A, H. sp. B (7414) H. sp. A, Heterodonta indet. (7915) H. sp. A, H. sp. B (7891 7893 7913) H. sp. C (7916) Jurassicorbula edwardi (8170 8336) Jurassicorbula edwardi, Heterodonta indet. (6872 7870 7889 7896 8040 8169 8317 8319 8335 8337)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45South Africa Heterodonta indet. (65848)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03South Africa Heterodonta indet. (65835 65972)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9South Atlantic Heterodonta indet. (209782)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6South Africa Heterodonta indet. (66008 66013)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Antarctica Heterodonta indet. (64245)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (Northern Territory) Myoida indet. (90671)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Peru Heterodonta indet. (61917 61918 61992)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) H. L (74093)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Eufistulina ripleyana (4255) Eufistulina sp. (4325)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Eufistulina ripleyana (4100) Eufistulina sp. (4104)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Eufistulina sp. (4369 4374 4376)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Eufistulina ripleyana (4395 4404 4405 4410 4412 4511 4514 4517 7446) Eufistulina sp. (4413 4414)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Eufistulina ripleyana (4193 4200 4215 4216 4225 4228 4229 4230 83225 83238)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Eufistulina ripleyana (4123 4127 4128 4132 4147) Eufistulina sp. (4106)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Eufistulina sp. (4382 4385)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) H. XY (73918) H. globosa (74002 74004 74005 74007) H. sp. G (73902 73912 73915 73917 73920 73921 73922)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) H. P (74131) H. sp. G (74135 74137)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Myoida indet. (52204 52206 52207)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97India (Kutch) Lenticorbula trigonalis (210775)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Heterodonta indet. (69925)