2010 Bivalvia taxonomy explained
In May 2010, a new taxonomy of the Bivalvia was published in the journal Malacologia. The 2010 taxonomy is known as the Taxonomy of the Bivalvia (Bouchet, Rocroi, Bieler, Carter & Coan, 2010). The 2010 taxonomy was published as Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families. This was a revised system for classifying bivalve mollusks such as clams, oysters, scallops, mussels and so on. In compiling this new taxonomy, the authors used a variety of phylogenetic information including molecular analysis, anatomical analysis, shell morphology and shell microstructure, as well as bio-geographic, paleobiogeographical and stratigraphic information.
In this classification, 324 families were recognized as valid. Of those, 214 are known exclusively as fossils. The remaining 110 families occur in the recent past, with or without a fossil record.[1] This classification has since been adopted by WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species.[2]
The classification system
Classification of Class Bivalvia (under the redaction of Rüdiger Bieler, Joseph G. Carter and Eugene V. Coan) (all taxa marked † are extinct) :[3]
Subclass, order, superfamily incertae sedis
- Family †Archaeocarduudae
- Family †Camyidae
- Family †Cardiolariidae
- Family †Cirravidae
- Family †Fordillidae
- Family †Laurskiidae
- Family †Thoraliidae
- Family †Tuarangiidae
Order and superfamily incertae sedis
- Family †Anodontopsidae
- Family †Baidiostracidae
- Family †Carydiidae
- Family †Intihuarellidae
- Family †Lyrodesmatidae
- Family †Montanariidae
- Family †Nyassidae
- Family †Pseudarcidae
- Family †Redoniidae
- Family †Tanaodontidae
- Family †Zadimerodiidae
Order incertae sedis
- Superfamily †Anthracosioidea
- Family †Anthracosiidae
- Family †Carbonicolidae
- Family †Opokiellidae
- Family Priukiellidae
- Family †Shaanxiconchidae
- Family †Sinomyidae
- Superfamily Gastrochaenoidea
- Superfamily Hiatelloidea
- Superfamily †Kalenteroidea
- Superfamily †Modiomorphoidea
- Family †Cypricardiniidae
- Family †Hippopodiumidae
- Family †Modiomorphidae
- Family †Palaeopharidae
- Family †Tusayanidae
- Superfamily Solenoidea
Order †Actinodontida
- Superfamily †Cycloconchoidea
- Superfamily †Radiolitoidea
- Family †Antillocaprinidae
- Family †Caprinidae
- Family †Caprinulidae
- Family †Caprotinidae
- Family †Diceratidae
- Family †Hippuritidae
- Family †Ichthyosarcolitidae
- Family †Monopleuridae
- Family †Plagioptychidae
- Family †Radiolitidae
- Family †Techmanellidae
- Superfamily †Requienioidea
- Superfamily †Babinkoidea
- Family †Babinkidae
- Family †Coxiconchiidae
- Superfamily Lucinoidea
- Family Lucinidae
- Family †Mactromyidae
- Family †Paracyclidae
- Superfamily Thyasiroidea
- Superfamily Myoidea
- Superfamily Pholadoidea
Order †Orthonotida
- Superfamily †Orthonotoidea
- Family †Konduriidae
- Family †Orthonotidae
- Family †Prothyridae
- Family †Solenomorphidae
- Superfamily incertae sedis
- Superfamily Ceratomyoidea
- Superfamily Clavagelloidea
- Superfamily †Edmondioidea
- Superfamily Myochamoidea
- Superfamily Pandoroidea
- Superfamily Pholadomyoidea
- Family †Burmesiidae
- Family †Ceratomyopsidae
- Family †Grammysiidae
- Family †Margaritariidae
- Family Parilimyidae
- Family Pholadomyidae
- Family †Pleuromyidae
- Family †Sanguinolitidae
- Superfamily Thracioidea
- Clade Septibranchia (within Pholadomyida)
- Superfamily incertae sedis
- Superfamily Arcticoidea
- Family Arcticidae
- Family† Euloxidae
- Family †Isocyprinidae
- Family †Pollicidae
- Family Trapezidae
- Family †Veniellidae
- Superfamily Cardioidea
- Superfamily Chamoidea
- Superfamily Cyamioidea
- Superfamily Cyrenoidea
- Superfamily Cyrenoidoidea
- Superfamily Dreissenoidea
- Superfamily Gaimardioidea
- Superfamily Galeommatoidea
- Superfamily Glossoidea
- Superfamily Mactroidea
- Superfamily Sphaerioidea
- Family †Ferganoconchidae
- Family †Kijidae
- Family †Limnocyrenidae
- Family †Neomiodontidae
- Family †Pseudocardiniidae
- Family †Sibireconchidae
- Family Sphaeriidae
- Superfamily Tellinoidea
- Superfamily Ungulinoidea
- Superfamily Veneroidea
†"Megalodonts"
- Family †Congeriomorphidae
- Family †Dicerocardiidae
- Family †Mecynodontidae
- Family †Megalodontidae
- Family †Pachyrismatidae
- Family †Plethocardiidae
- Family †Wallowaconchidae
- Superfamily †Beichuanioidea Liu & Gu, 1988
- Family †Beichuaniidae Liu & Gu, 1988
- Superfamily †Megatrigonioidea Van Hoepen, 1929
- Family †Iotrigoniidae Savelive, 1958
- Family †Megatrigoniidae Van Hoepen, 1929
- Family †Rutitrigoniidae Van Hoepen, 1929
- Superfamily Myophorelloidea Kobayashi, 1954
- Family †Buchotrigoniidae Leanza, 1993
- Family †Laevitrigoniidae Savelive, 1958
- Family †Myophorellidae Kobayashi, 1954
- Family †Vaugoniidae Kobayashi, 1954
- Superfamily Trigonioidea Lamarck, 1819
- Family †Eoschizodidae Newell & Boyd, 1975 (syn: Curtonotidae)
- Family †Groeberellidae Pérez, Reyes, & Danborenea 1995
- Family †Myophoriidae Bronn, 1849 (syn: Cytherodontidae, Costatoriidae, Gruenewaldiidae)
- Family †Prosogyrotrigoniidae Kobayashi, 1954
- Family †Scaphellinidae Newell & Ciriacks, 1962
- Family †Schizodidae Newell & Boyd, 1975
- Family †Sinodoridae Pojeta & Zhang, 1984
- Family Trigoniidae Lamarck, 1819
- Superfamily †Archanodontoidea Modell, 1957 (placement in Unionoida uncertain)
- Family †Archanodontidae Modell, 1957
- Superfamily incertae sedis
- Family †Desertellidae
- Family †Trigonodidae
- Family †Utschamiellidae
- Superfamily Etherioidea Deshayes, 1832
- Superfamily Hyrioidea Swainson, 1840
- Superfamily †Trigonioidoidea Cox, 1952
- Family †Jilinoconchidae Ma, 1989 (placement uncertain)
- Family †Nakamuranaiadidae Guo, 1981 (syn:Sinonaiinae, Nippononaiidae)
- Family †Plicatounionidae Chen, 1988
- Family †Pseudohyriidae Kobayashi, 1968
- Family †Sainschandiidae Kolesnikov, 1977
- Family †Trigonioididae Cox, 1952
- Superfamily Unionoidea Rafinesque, 1820
- Family Liaoningiidae Yu & Dong, 1993 (placement uncertain)
- Family Margaritiferidae Henderson, 1929 (syn:Margaritaninae, Cumberlandiinae, Promargaritiferidae)
- Family †Sancticarolitidae Simone & Mezzalira, 1997
- Family Unionidae Rafinesque, 1820
Order and superfamily incertae sedis
- Family †Afghanodesmatidae
- Family †Antactinodiontidae
- Family †Ctenodontidae
- Family †Eritropidae
- Family †Pseudocryrtodontidae
- Family †Tironuculidae
Subclass Autobranchia
Superorder, order and superfamily incertae sedis
- Family †Cercomyidae
- Family †Palaeocardiidae
- Family †Pucamyidae
Order incertae sedis
- Family †Amnigeniidae
- Family †Lipanellidae
- Family †Palaeomutelidae
Superorder Nepiomorphia
Order †Antipleurida
- Superfamily †Dualinoidea
- Family †Dualinidae
- Family †Spanilidae
- Family †Stolidotidae
- Superfamily †Praecardioidea
- Family †Buchiolidae
- Family †Praecardiidae
- Superfamily †Cardioloidea
- Family †Cardiolidae
- Family †Slavidae
Order and superfamily incertae sedis
- Family †Eligmidae
- Family †Evyanidae
- Family †Ischyrodontidae
- Family †Limatulinidae
- Family †Matheriidae
- Family †Myodakryotidae
- Family †Pichleridae
- Family †Rhombopteriidae
- Superfamily incertae sedis
- Superfamily Arcoidea
- Superfamily Limopsoidea
Order Cyrtodontida
- Superfamily †Cyrtodontoidea
- Family †Cyrtodontidae
- Family †Ptychodesmatidae
- Superfamily †Falcatodontoidea
- Superfamily †Modiolopsoidea
- Family †Colpomyidae
- Family †Modiolopsidae
- Family †Saffordiidae
- Superfamily Mytiloidea
- Superfamily incertae sedis
- Family †Euchondriidae
- Family †Praeostreidae
- Family †Prospondylidae
- Family †Saharopteriidae
- Family †Vlastidae
- Superfamily Anomioidea
- Superfamily †Aulacomyelloidea
- Family †Aulacomyellidae
- Family †Bositridae
- Superfamily †Aviculopectinoidea
- Family †Aviculopectinidae
- Family †Deltopectinidae
- Superfamily †Buchioidea
- Family †Buchiidae
- Family †Eurydesmatidae
- Superfamily †Chaenocardioidea
- Family †Chaenocardiidae
- Family †Binipectinidae
- Family †Streblochondriidae
- Superfamily Dimyoidea
- Superfamily †Heteropectinoidea
- Family †Acanthopectinidae
- Family †Annuliconchidae
- Family †Heteropectinidae
- Family †Limpectinidae
- Superfamily †Halobioidea
- Family †Claraiidae
- Family †Daonellidae
- Family †Halobiidae
- Superfamily †Leiopectinoidea
- Superfamily †Monotoidea
- Family †Dolponellidae
- Family †Monotidae
- Superfamily †Oxytomoidea
- Family †Otapiriidae
- Family †Oxytomidae
- Superfamily Pectinoidea
- Superfamily Plicatuloidea
- Superfamily †Pseudomonotoidea
- Family †Hunanopectinidae
- Family †Pseudomonotidae
- Family †Terquemiidae
- Superfamily †Pterinopectinoidea
- Family †Natalissimidae
- Family †Pterinopectinidae
- Superfamily †Ambonychioidea
- Family †Ambonychiidae
- Family †Abiellidae
- Family †Alatoconchidae
- Family †Inoceramidae
- Family †Kinerkaellidae
- Family †Lunulacardiidae
- Family †Lunulacardiidae
- Family †Manticulidae
- Family †Monopteriidae
- Family †Myalinidae
- Family †Prokopievskiidae
- Family †Ramonalinidae
- Superfamily Pinnoidea
- Superfamily Pterioidea
Notes and References
- 10.4002/040.052.0201 . Bouchet. Philippe. Rocroi . Jean-Pierre . Bieler . Rüdiger . Carter . Joseph G. . Coan . Eugene V. . Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families . . 52 . 2 . 1–184 . 2010 . May 2010 . 86546840.
- Gofas, Serge . 2012 . Bivalvia . 105 . 2012-06-30 .
- Joseph G. Carter . Cristian R. Altaba . Laurie C. Anderson . Rafael Araujo . Alexander S. Biakov . Arthur E. Bogan . David C. Campbell . Matthew Campbell . Chen Jin-hua . John C. W. Cope . Graciela Delvene . Henk H. Dijkstra . Fang Zong-jie . Ronald N. Gardner . Vera A. Gavrilova . Irina A. Goncharova . Peter J. Harries . Joseph H. Hartman . Michael Hautmann . Walter R. Hoeh . Jorgen Hylleberg . Jiang Bao-yu . Paul Johnston . Lisa Kirkendale . Karl Kleemann . Jens Koppka . Jiřź Kříž . Deusana Machado . Nikolaus Malchus . Ana Márquez-Aliaga . Jean-Pierre Masse . Christopher A. McRoberts . Peter U. Middelfart . Simon Mitchell . Lidiya A. Nevesskaja . Sacit Özer . John Pojeta . Inga V. Polubotko . Jose Maria Pons . Sergey Popov . Teresa Sánchez . André F. Sartori . Robert W. Scott . Irina I. Sey . Javier H. Signorelli . Vladimir V. Silantiev . Peter W. Skelton . Thomas Steuber . J. Bruce Waterhouse . G. Lynn Wingard . Thomas Yancey . 3 . 2011 . 27 October 2011 . 2011 . 4 . A Synoptical Classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca) . Paleontological Contributions . 1–47 . 10.17161/PC.1808.8287 . 85677845 . free .
