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Dreissenoidea

Bivalvia - Cardiida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Dreissenacea Gray
1980Dreissenacea Vokes p. 154
2005Dreissenoidea Rosenberg
2006Dreissenoidea Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 234
2009Dreissenoidea Nevesskaja
2010Dreissenoidea Bouchet et al.
2011Dreissenoidea Carter et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilyDreissenoidea(Gray 1840)
superfamilyDreissenoidea(Gray 1840)

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. Dreissenoidea Gray 1840
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Fm. Dreissenidae Gray 1840
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G. †Dreissena Beneden 1835
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Dreissena caspia Eichwald 1855
Dreissena chonioides Cossmann 1887
Dreissena curvirostris Cossmann 1887
Dreissena elata Andrusov 1897
Dreissena grimmi Andrusov 1890
Subfm. †Dreissenomyinae Babak 1983
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G. Mytilopsis Conrad 1857
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Mytilopsis aletici Brusina 1907
Mytilopsis frici Brusina 1904
Mytilopsis jadrovi Brusina 1892
Mytilopsis lamellata Dall 1898
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Invalid names: Mytilopsis cochleata Kickx 1835 [synonym]
Mytilopsis nystiana d'Orbigny 1847
Mytilopsis sallei Récluz 1849
Mytilopsis scripta Conrad 1874
Mytilopsis trigalensis Olsson 1931
Invalid names: Dreisseninae Gray 1840 [empty], Enocephalidae de Stefani 1880 [synonym], Tichogoniidae Andrusov 1893 [synonym]
Fm. †Neomiodontidae Casey 1955
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G. †Dianina Guo 1985
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Dianina yunnanensis Guo 1985
G. †Eomiodon Cox 1935
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Eomiodon menkei Dunker 1846
G. †Eosion Guo 1988
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Eosion jinlongense Guo 1988
G. †Gansuella Ma 1986
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G. †Hunanella Xiong and Wang 1979
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Hunanella guanyintanensis Xiong and Wang 1979
G. †Indosinion Guo and Chen 1985
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Indosinion dianense Guo and Chen 1988
G. †Myrene
G. †Neomiodon
G. †Neomiodonoides Ma 1986
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G. †Protocyprina Vokes 1946
Invalid names: Eomiodontinae Hayami 1965 [empty], Neomiodontinae Casey 1955 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Jurassic to the top of the Holocene or 201.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma

Collections (346 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3China (Yunnan) Eosion jinlongense (201148)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Hunan) Hunanella guanyintanensis (201019)
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5Chile (Coquimbo) Eomiodon sp. (221766)
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Tanzania Eomiodon namgaruensis (36337)
Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Tunisia Eomiodon gardeti (13812 13861)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Hungary Eomiodon menkei (125465)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Spain Eomiodon menkei (201832)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Japan (Miyagi) Eomiodon lunulatus (39646 40219) Eomiodon lunulatus, Eomiodon vulgaris, Eomiodon giganteus (40541)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5Spain Eomiodon sp. (114574)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5France Eomiodon menkei (141985)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Japan (Nagano) Crenotrapezium kurumense, Eomiodon vulgaris (40331)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Japan (Toyama) Crenotrapezium kurumense, Eomiodon vulgaris (39814)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Japan (Niigata) Crenotrapezium kurumense, Eomiodon vulgaris (39974 40308)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Japan (Toyama) Crenotrapezium kurumense, Eomiodon vulgaris (39570)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Japan (Nagano) Crenotrapezium kurumense, Eomiodon vulgaris (40332 40333)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Japan (Niigata) Crenotrapezium kurumense, Eomiodon vulgaris (40224 40309 40312)
Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Toarcian190.8 - 175.6Chile (Atacama) Eomiodon sp. (221803)
Pliensbachian - Aalenian190.8 - 170.3Chile (Coquimbo) Eomiodon sp. (221993)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Thailand Eomiodon chumphonensis (87468) Eomiodon namtuensis (87542)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Japan (Toyama) Crenotrapezium kurumense, Eomiodon vulgaris (39571)