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Oxytomoidea

Bivalvia - Pectinida

Taxonomy
Oxytomoidea was named by Ichikawa (1958).

It was assigned to Pectinida by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Monotoidei by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Oxytomoidea Ichikawa
2010Oxytomoidea Bouchet et al.
2011Oxytomoidea Carter et al. p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyOxytomoideaIchikawa 1958
superfamilyOxytomoideaIchikawa 1958

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.

Superfm. †Oxytomoidea Ichikawa 1958
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Fm. †Otapiriidae Waterhouse 1982
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Invalid names: Aucellininae Waterhouse 2001 [empty]
Fm. †Oxytomidae Ichikawa 1958
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G. †Arctotis Bodylevsky 1960
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†Arctotis cretacea Felix 1890
G. †Avicularca Bubnoff 1821
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†Avicularca cardiiformis Münster 1841
G. †Jianchuania Chen and Chen 1980
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G. †Meleagrinella Whitfield 1855
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†Meleagrinella antiqua Tozer 1970
†Meleagrinella boehmi Korchinskaya 1980
†Meleagrinella curta Hall 1852
†Meleagrinella echinata Smith 1819
†Meleagrinella ferniensis McLearn 1924
†Meleagrinella formosa Vozin 1964
†Meleagrinella mclearni McRoberts 2011
†Meleagrinella omolonensis Bychkov et al. 1976
†Meleagrinella ovalis Phillips 1829
†Meleagrinella oxytomaeformis Polubotko 1968
†Meleagrinella polaris Kittl 1907
†Meleagrinella substriata Munster 1831
†Meleagrinella tasaryensis Voronetz 1936
Invalid names: Echinotis Marwick 1935 [synonym]
G. †Oxytoma Meek and Hayden 1865
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Subg. †Oxytoma (Oxytoma) Meek 1864
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†Oxytoma (Oxytoma) octavia Orbigny 1850
Subg. †Oxytoma (Palmoxytoma) Cox 1961
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†Oxytoma (Palmoxytoma) cygnipes Young and Bird 1822
†Oxytoma anadyrensis Bychkov et al. 1976
†Oxytoma atsuensis Tokuyama 1959
†Oxytoma bifurcata Fan 1963
†Oxytoma camselli McLearn 1931
†Oxytoma costatum Townsend 1813
†Oxytoma czekanowskii Teller 1886
†Oxytoma gizhigensis Milova 1976
†Oxytoma hargrovei Marincovich, Jr. 1993
†Oxytoma inequivalvis Sowerby 1819
†Oxytoma kiparisovae Tozer 1961
†Oxytoma kobayashii Hayami 1959
†Oxytoma koniensis Tuchkov 1956
†Oxytoma mojsisovicsi Teller 1886
†Oxytoma okunevae Milova 1985
†Oxytoma omolonensis Kiparisova 1936
†Oxytoma tokuyamae Bychkov et al. 1976
†Oxytoma zitteli Teller 1886
†Pteria (Oxytoma) nebrascana Evans and Shumard 1857
Subfm. †Oxytominae Ichikawa 1958
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†Maccoyella corbiensis Moore 1870
†Maccoyella reflecta Moore 1870
Invalid names: Maccoyellinae Waterhouse 2008 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Danian or 259.90000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (1054 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Malaysia Oxytoma sp. (42734)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Oxytoma sp. (104740)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17China (Jiangxi) Avicula sp. (109628)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Eumicrotis curta (120985)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Eumicrotis curta (120983)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Oxytoma majsisovosi, Oxytoma czekanowskii (212566)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Meleagrinella sp. (214738)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Meleagrinella polaris (124671 124675) Meleagrinella tasaryensis (124649 124650 124651 124652 124659 124660) Oxytoma gussevi (124667) Oxytoma sp. (124673) Oxytoma sp., Meleagrinella polaris (124674)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Meleagrinella omolonensis (107031) Meleagrinella sp. (214771) Meleagrinella tasaryensis (107187 107204)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Vietnam Oxytoma sp. (99739)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Hypoxytoma nebrascana (1320)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Germany Hypoxytoma danica (1318)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Pteria nebrascana (82644 82645)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Oxytoma nebrascana (1586)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Kustanai) Oxytoma danica (186857)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatachewan) Oxytoma nebrascana (234104)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Kustanai) Oxytoma danica (186858 186878)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Oxytoma nebrascana (88510 88511)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Oxytoma danica (27818 27822 28078 28081 28082 28083)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alaska) Oxytoma hargrovei (64414)