Revision of Classification from Thu, 2007-09-27 22:01

The present classification of Pterioidea is a synthesis of the taxonomic framework established in the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Cox et al., 1969), its subsequent amendments (Waller, 1978, 1985; Carter, 1990; Johnston, 1995; Johnston & Collom, 1998), and a number of family- and genus-level revision (Accorsi Benini & Broglio Loriga, 1977; Palmer, 1984; Muster, 1995; Pacaud, 2001; Tëmkin, 2006).

It must be noted that the higher-level systematics of the superfamily is in a state of flux and no universally accepted system for Pterioidea has been proposed since the Publicaiton of the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology.

The placement of Pterioidea pearl oysters in the the animal kingdom:

        Phylum MOLLUSCA
            Class BIVALVIA Linnaeus, 1758 (= LAMELLIBRANCHIA)
                Subclass AUTOLAMELLIBRANCHIATA Grobben, 1894 (= PTERIOMORPHIA)
                    Order PTERIOIDA Newell, 1965
                        Suborder PTERIINA Newell, 1965
                            Superfamily PTERIOIDEA Gray, 1847 [1820]

Taxonomic composition of Pterioidea (click on taxon names to see subordinate—generic and subgeneric—names):

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• PTERIIDAE J.E. Gray, 1847
  • Electroma STOLICZKA, 1871
  • Pinctada RÖDING, 1798
  • Pteria SCOPOLI, 1777
  • †Arcavicula COX, 1964
  • †Eopinctada TAMURA, 1961
  • †Pteroperna MORRIS & LYCETT, 1853
  • †Pterinella TOULA, 1882
  • †Rhaetavicula COX, 1961
  • †Somapteria TAMURA, 1960
• ISOGNOMONIDAE Woodring, 1925
  • Isognomon LIGHTFOOT, 1786
  • Crenatula LAMARCK, 1803
  • †Gervilleioperna KRUMBECK, 1923
  • †Linsdallia COX & ARKELL, 1948
  • †Mulletia P. FISCHER, 1887
  • †Pachyperna OPPENHEIM, 1900
  • †Waagenoperna TOKUYAMA, 1959
• PULVINITIDAE Stephenson, 1941
  • Pulvinites BLAINVILLE, 1824
    • Hypotrema ORBIGNY, 1853
• MALLEIDAE Lamarck, 1818
  • Malleus LAMARCK, 1799
    • Malvufundus DE GREGORIO, 1885
  • Vulsella RÖDING, 1798
  • †Vulsellina RAINCOURT, 1876
  • †Stefaniniella TAVANI, 1939
  • †Bouleigmus BASSE, 1933
• †PTERINEIDAE Meek, 1864
  • †Pterinea GOLDFUSS, 1826
  • †Actinodesma SANDBERGER, 1850
    • †Ectenodesma HALL, 1883
  • †Actinopterinia ISBERG, 1934
  • †Antioconcha ÖPIK, 1930
  • †Caneyella GIRTY, 1909
  • †Dolichopteron MAURER, 1886
  • †Leptodesma HALL, 1883
    • †Leiopteria HALL, 1883
  • †LimopteriaHALL & WHITFIELD, 1869
  • †Merismopteria ETHERIDGE, 1892
  • †Newsomella FOERSTE, 1909
  • †Pteronitella BILLINGS, 1874
  • †Ptychopteria HALL, 1883
    • †Actinopteria HALL, 1884
  • ?Alnifia TERMIER & TERMIER, 1950
  • ?Anderkenia KHALFIN, 1958
  • ?Barbosaia MENDES, 1952
  • ?Cliopteria WILLIAMS, 1912
  • ?Eurymya ULRICH, 1894
  • ?Palaeopinna HALL, 1883
  • ?Palaeopteria WHITEAVES, 1897
  • ?Pteronitina KHALFIN, 1958
• †BAKEVELLIIDAE King, 1850
  • Archihesperinus Rohdendorf, 1962
• †CASSIANELLIDAE Ichikawa, 1958
  • †Archipleciomima Rohdendorf, 1962
• †LITHIOTIDAE Cox, 1971
  • Archipleciomima Rohdendorf, 1962
• †DATTIDAE Healey, 1908
  • Archipleciomima Rohdendorf, 1962
• †POSIDONIIDAE Frech, 1909
  • Archipleciomima Rohdendorf, 1962
• †?KOCHIIDAE Maillieux, 1931
  • †Kochia FRECH, 1891