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Mya tigilensis

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae

Taxonomy
Mya tigilensis was named by Kristofovich (1947) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; North Pacific.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. scripta, M. ekeloti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Mya tigilensis Kristofovich
2001Mya tigilensis Kafanov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyMyoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMyidaeLamarck 1809
genusMyaLinnaeus 1758
speciestigilensisKristofovich 1947

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Mya tigilensis Kristofovich 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:49:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:49:19
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Russian Federation Mya tigilensis (50051)