Source Data | |
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Rank | genus |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontidae : Matheria |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontida : Cyrtodontidae : Matheria |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Scientific Name | Matheria Billings, 1858 |
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Name Published In | Rep. Progress Geol. Surv. Canada, 1857 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Matheria | genus | belongs to Cyrtodontidae | stated with evidence | Cox et al., 1969 | Matheria | genus | belongs to Mytiloida | second hand | Sepkoski, 2002 | Matheria | genus | belongs to Matheriidae | stated without evidence | Bouchet et al., 2010 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 443 - 427 Ma Silurian |
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Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Cyrtodontidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cyrtodontidae) |
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Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969). |
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Taphonomy | thin,minor ribbing |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
Cox L. R., Newell N. D., et al (1969) Mollusca 6: Bivalvia, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1, N1-N489 |
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 |
Rep. Progress Geol. Surv. Canada, 1857 - 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 |