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Goniophorina

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4594787https://www.gbif.org/species/4594787
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)17136https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17136
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lipanellidae : Goniophorina
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
familyLipanellidaeSánchez 2005
genusGoniophorinaIsberg 1934
Scientific NameGoniophorina Isberg, 1934
Name Published InStud. Lamellibr. Leptaenakalkes Dalarna, 8
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Goniophorinagenusbelongs to Modiomorphidaestated with evidenceCox et al., 1969
Goniophorinagenusbelongs to Modiolopsidaestated with evidenceToni, 1975
Goniophorinagenusbelongs to Modiomorphoidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Goniophorinagenusbelongs to Lipanellidaestated with evidenceSánchez, 2005
Goniophorinagenusbelongs to Goniophorinidaestated without evidenceBouchet et al., 2010
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)9
First Recorded Appearance485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance427 - 419 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Bivalvia)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Bivalvia)
Ecospace CommentsBODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969).
Taphonomythin,minor folds, minor ribbing
Primary Reference (PBDB)O. Isberg. 1934. Studien über Lamellibranchiaten des Leptaenakalkes in Dalarna. Håkan Ohlssons Buchdruckerei

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Cosmogoniophorina
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8485 Ma
Cambrian
453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
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Goniophorina (Goniophorina)
subgenus
listed (PBDB)
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Cosmogoniophorina tenuicostata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4485 Ma
Cambrian
478 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Digoniomya elegans
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Goniophorina carinata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
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Goniophorina nitidula
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1427 Ma
Silurian
427 Ma
Silurian
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Goniophorina semiradiata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
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Goniophorina volvens
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1897Digoniomya Whidborne p. 116
1934Goniophorina Isberg
1969Goniophorina Cox et al. p. N396
1975Goniophorina Toni
2002Goniophorina Sepkoski, Jr.
2005Goniophorina Sánchez p. 538
2010Goniophorina Bouchet et al.

References

Isberg O. (1934) Studien über Lamellibranchiaten des Leptaenakalkes in Dalarna, Håkan Ohlssons Buchdruckerei, 1-493
Cox L. R., Newell N. D., et al (1969) Mollusca 6: Bivalvia, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1, N1-N489
Toni R. T. (1975) Upper Ordovician bivalves from the Oslo Region, Norway, Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 55 2, 135-156
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Sánchez T. M. (2005) New Bivalvia and Rostroconchia from the Early Ordovician (Late Tremadoc - Middle Arenig) of northwestern Argentina, Journal of Paleontology 79 3, 532-541
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Stud. Lamellibr. Leptaenakalkes Dalarna, 8 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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