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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4591721	https://www.gbif.org/species/4591721
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	61882	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=61882

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Pollicidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Pollicidae

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
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
-	Veneroidei
-	Veneroitei	Gray 1854
superfamily	Arcticoidea
family	Pollicidae	Stephenson 1953

Scientific Name

Pollicidae

Name Published In

Stephenson, L. W. (1953). Larger invertebrate fossils of the Woodbine Formation (Cenomanian) of Texas. U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 242:i–iv + 1–226, 3 loose leaves, 59 pl.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Pollicidae	family	belongs to Arcticacea	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Pollicidae	family	belongs to Arcticoidea	implied	Nevesskaja, 2009
Pollicidae	family	belongs to Arcticoidea	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Pollicidae	family	belongs to Arcticoidea	stated with evidence	Carter et al., 2011

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

113 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Veneroidei)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Veneroidei)

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
Naritra genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pollex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1953	Pollicidae Stephenson
1980	Pollicidae Vokes p. 159
2009	Pollicidae Nevesskaja
2010	Pollicidae Bouchet et al.
2011	Pollicidae Carter et al. p. 16

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

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

Stephenson, L. W. (1953). Larger invertebrate fossils of the Woodbine Formation (Cenomanian) of Texas. U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 242:i–iv + 1–226, 3 loose leaves, 59 pl. - 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

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