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Ptychomyinae

Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

Taxonomy
Ptychomyidae was named by Keen (1969). It is extant.

It was reranked as the family Ptychomyinae by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Arcticacea by Vokes (1980); to Arcticoidea by Nevesskaja (2009); to Crassatelloidea by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Crassatellidae by Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Ptychomyidae Keen
1980Ptychomyidae Vokes p. 159
2009Ptychomyidae Nevesskaja
2010Ptychomyidae Bouchet et al.
2011Ptychomyinae Carter et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCrassatellidaeFérussac 1822
familyPtychomyinae(Keen 1969)
familyPtychomyinae(Keen 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. Ptychomyinae Keen 1969
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G. †Ptychomya
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Ptychomya densicostata Nagao 1934
Ptychomya stantoni Cragin 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:25:42
Modified: 2018-02-27 08:17:28
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Albian or 157.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1USA (Texas) Ptychomya stantonii (69010)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Mexico (Chiapas) Ptychomya stantoni (98672)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Chile (Coquimbo) Ptychomya sp. (221620)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Chile Ptychomya koeneni (57148)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Chile Ptychomya koeneni (57145)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Japan (Gumma) Ptychomya densicostata (40488)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Japan (Iwate) Ptychomya densicostata (39982)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Japan (Wakayama) Ptychomya densicostata (40659)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Switzerland Ptychomya robinaldina (2225)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Argentina (Mendoza) Ptychomya sp. (44669 44710)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Argentina Ptychomya koeneni (37785) Ptychomya sp. (37762)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9France Ptychomya germani (2223) Ptychomya robinaldina (2222)
Valanginian - Hauterivian139.8 - 129.4Tanzania Ptychomya robinaldina (79024 79266)
Valanginian - Hauterivian139.8 - 129.4Chile (Coquimbo) Ptychomya koeneni (221556)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquen) Ptychomya koeneni (47202) Ptychomya sp. (50558 50562 50565 50568 50572 50575 50576 50577 50581 50582)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina Ptychomya koeneni (44743 44744) Ptychomya sp. (61593 61597 61598 61604 61643 61645) Ptychomya vacaensis (44680)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina Ptychomya sp. (151710)
Hauterivian - Valanginian132.9 - 132.9Italy (Sardinia) Ptychomya plana (2089)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Switzerland Ptychomya robinaldina, Ptychomya neocomiensis (2198)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Chile (Coquimbo) Ptychomya koeneni (222008)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Trinidad and Tobago Ptychomya sp. A, Ptychomya sp. B (1868)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Japan (Iwate) Ptychomya densicostata (40553)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Ptychomya robinaldina (1855)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan Ptychomya sp. (91257)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Argentina Ptychomya sp. (64163)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico (Baja California) Ptychomya densicostata (1878)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Chile (Copiapó) Ptychomya sp. (223023)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Japan (Kumamoto) Ptychomya densicostata (40469 40601)