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Grammysiidae ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4586975	https://www.gbif.org/species/4586975
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	60523	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=60523

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
superfamily	Grammysioidea	Miller 1877
family	Grammysiidae	Miller 1877

Scientific Name

Grammysiidae

Name Published In

Miller, S. A. (1877). The American Palaeozoic Fossils, a Catalog of the Genera and Species. Published by author. Cincinnati. xv + 253 p.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Grammysiidae	family	belongs to Pholadomyacea	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Grammysiidae	family	belongs to Grammysioidea	implied	Nevesskaja, 2009
Grammysiidae	family	belongs to Pholadomyoidea	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Grammysiidae	family	belongs to Grammysioidea	stated with evidence	Carter et al., 2011

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

479 - 472 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

11.6 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Bivalvia)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Bivalvia)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 3 of 3 genera share 10 to < 100 length, 3 of 3 share 10 to < 100 width.

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

H. E. Vokes. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cuneamyinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Grammysiinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Actinodonta ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		49	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	11.6 Ma Miocene
Asketomorpha ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	331 Ma Carboniferous	331 Ma Carboniferous
Cardiomorpha ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		41	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Cercomyopsis ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cimitaria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		33	439 Ma Silurian	345 Ma Carboniferous
Cuneamya ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		78	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Ectogrammysia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		17	372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	318 Ma Carboniferous
Fuchsella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		37	427 Ma Silurian	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Glossites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		51	423 Ma Silurian	336 Ma Carboniferous
Glyptoconcha ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	345 Ma Carboniferous	345 Ma Carboniferous
Grammysia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		174	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	272 Ma Permian
Grammysioidea ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		59	433 Ma Silurian	383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Prothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		48	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	279 Ma Permian
Protomya ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Sanguinolites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		307	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	254 Ma Permian
Sedgwickia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		30	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	254 Ma Permian
Solenomorpha ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		36	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Sphenotus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Zaidiomysia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1853	Protomyidae Pomel
1877	Grammysiidae Miller
1980	Grammysiidae Vokes p. 202
2009	Grammysiidae Nevesskaja
2010	Grammysiidae Bouchet et al.
2011	Grammysiidae Carter et al. p. 14

References

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Nevesskaja L. A. (2009) Principles of Systematics and the System of Bivalves, Paleontological Journal 43 1, 1-11 doi:10.1134/S0031030109010018

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

Carter J. G., Altaba C. R., et al (2011) A Synoptical Classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca), University of Kansas Paleontological Institute Paleontological Contributions 4, 1-47

Miller, S. A. (1877). The American Palaeozoic Fossils, a Catalog of the Genera and Species. Published by author. Cincinnati. xv + 253 p. - via World Register of Marine Species

Carter, J. G.; Altaba, C. R.; Anderson, L. C.; Araujo, R.; Biakov, A. S.; Bogan, A. E.; Campbell, D. C.; Campbell, M.; Jin-hua, C.; Cope, J. C. W.; Delvene, G.; Dijkstra, H. H.; Zong-jie, F.; Gardner, R. N.; Gavrilova, V. A.; Goncharova, I. A.; Harries, P. J.; Hartman, J. H.; Hautmann, M.; Hoeh, W. R.; Hylleberg, J.; Bao-yu, J.; Johnston, P.; Kirkendale, L.; Kleemann, K.; Koppka, J.; Kříž, J.; Machado, D.; Malchus, N.; Márquez-Aliaga, A.; Masse, J.-P.; McRoberts, C. A.; Middelfart, P.U.; Mitchell, S.; Nevesskaja, L. A.; Özer, S.; Pojeta, J. Jr.; Polubotko, I.V.; Pons, J. M.; Popov, S.; Sánchez, T.; Sartori, A. F.; Scott, R. W.; Sey, I. I.; Signorelli, J. H.; Silantiev, V. V.; Skelton, P. W.; Steuber, T.; Waterhouse, J. B.; Wingard, G. L.; Yancey, T. (2011). A synoptical classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca). Paleontological Contributions. 4: 1-47. - via World Register of Marine Species

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - 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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