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Parallelodontinae

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Parallelodontinae was named by Dall (1898) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9227].

It was assigned to Parallelodontidae by Vokes (1980), Anelli et al. (2006), Scholz et al. (2008) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Parallelodontinae Dall
1980Parallelodontinae Vokes p. 15
2006Parallelodontinae Anelli et al. p. 1127
2008Parallelodontinae Scholz et al.
2011Parallelodontinae Carter et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyParallelodontinaeDall 1898
subfamilyParallelodontinaeDall 1898

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.

Subfm. †Parallelodontinae Dall 1898
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G. †Carbonarca Meek 1866
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Carbonarca inaequivalvis Wanner 1922
G. †Glyptarca Hicks 1873
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Glyptarca dalecarlica Isberg 1934
Glyptarca primaeva Hicks 1873
G. †Parallelodon Meek and Worthen 1866
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Parallelodon anaklastum Winters 1963
Parallelodon apenninicus Conti and Monari 1986
Parallelodon beyrichii Strombeck 1849
Parallelodon bittneri Barthel 1958
Parallelodon cancellosus Mather 1915
Parallelodon capillatus Waterhouse 1987
Parallelodon carsulanus Conti and Monari 1986
Parallelodon chemungensis Hall and Whitfield 1869
Parallelodon comptus Gemmellaro 1896
Parallelodon corbina Waagen 1881
Parallelodon datianensis Li and Ding 1982
Parallelodon desioi Fantini Sestini 1965
Parallelodon dickinsi Waterhouse 1980
Parallelodon elongatum Sowerby 1825
Parallelodon groeberi Damborenea 1987
Parallelodon hirsonensis d'Archiac 1843
Parallelodon interrupta de Koninck 1898
Parallelodon kingiana de Verneuil 1845
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Invalid names: Arca permiana d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym], Arca zerrenneri Schauroth 1853 [synonym]
Parallelodon laochangensis Feng et al. 1992
Parallelodon latisinuatus Gemmellaro 1896
Parallelodon licharewi Maslennikov 1935
Parallelodon longus Maslennikov 1935
Parallelodon maxiai Conti and Monari 1986
Parallelodon minima Worthen 1884
Parallelodon monobensis Nakazawa 1955
Parallelodon multilamellatus Gemmellaro 1896
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Invalid names: Parallelodon reticulatus Fan 1962 [replaced]
Parallelodon rectangulus Mansuy 1914
Parallelodon riccardii Damborenea 1987
Parallelodon rudis Stoppani 1865
Parallelodon rugosus Buckman 1845
Parallelodon striatus von Schlotheim 1816
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Invalid names: Arca antiqua Munster 1834 [synonym], Arca loftusiana Howse 1848 [synonym], Arca subtumida d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym], Byssoarca tumida Sowerby 1824 [synonym], Cucullaea sulcata Sowerby 1829 [synonym]
Parallelodon subarguta De Koninck 1877
Parallelodon sulcatus Weller 1906
Parallelodon tectum Hautmann 2001
Parallelodon tenuistriatus Meek and Worthen 1866
Parallelodon theodorensis Waterhouse 1987
Parallelodon uralicus Muromtseva 1984
Parallelodon whitei Gemmellaro 1896
Invalid names: Beushausenia hirsonensis eurymorpha Cossmann 1900 [synonym], Macrodon Buckman 1882 [synonym], Parallelodon guizhouensis Lan and Xu 1980 [nomen nudum], Parallelodon jiaozishanensis Lan and Xu 1980 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-10 16:21:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:21:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Moridunian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 477.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (863 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Loire-Atlantique) Parallelodon sp. (20861)
Moridunian477.7 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Glyptarca primaeva (89324) Glyptarca serrata (87601)
Whitlandian473.8 - 470.7United Kingdom (Wales) Glyptarca primaeva (3713 3714 166752)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3China Glyptarca sinensis (232222 232223 232225)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) Glyptarca radnorensis (20699)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Oviedo) Glyptarca sp. (21094)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Toledo) Glyptarca sp. (20898 20899)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Salamanca) Glyptarca naranjoana (21092)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Ireland Glyptarca sp. (381)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9France (Finistere) Glyptarca sp. (20872)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Japan (Iwate) Parallelodon nipponicus (40553)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Japan (Oita) Parallelodon nipponicus (40250)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Japan (Kumamoto) Parallelodon nipponicus (40601)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (California) Parallelodon breweriana (216400)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Parallelodon sp. (80934 80935 80936 80937 80938 80939)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6USA (California) Parallelodon sp. (80941 80942)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (California) Parallelodon sp. (80947)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Colorado) Parallelodon sp. (162249)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Parallelodon sp. (83774 83785 83788)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Parallelodon n. sp. (215320)