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Crenella decussata

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus decussatus was named by Montagu (1808). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Crenella decussata by Woodring and Bramlette (1950), Moore (1983), Stilwell (1998), Coan et al. (2000) and Hendy (2021).

Subspecies
Crenella divaricata camaronesia
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. stantoni

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1808Mytilus decussatus Montagu
1853Nuculocardia divaricata d'Orbigny p. 311 figs. pl. 27, figs. 56-59
1907Crenella divaricata Ihering p. 277
1941Crenella ecuadoriana Pilsbry and Olsson
1950Crenella decussata Woodring and Bramlette
1958Crenella divaricata DuBar p. 162
1983Crenella decussata Moore p. A71 figs. Plate 18, figures 1, 2
1998Crenella decussata Stilwell p. 35
2000Crenella decussata Coan et al. p. 166
2021Crenella decussata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyCrenellidaeGray 1840
genusCrenellaBrown 1827
speciesdecussata(Montagu 1808)

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.

†Crenella decussata Montagu 1808
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Invalid names: Crenella divaricata d'Orbigny 1853 [synonym], Crenella ecuadoriana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:41:44
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:41:44
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Crenella divaricata (145357) Crenella ecuadoriana (145337)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Crenella divaricata (93145 93146 93147 93159 93160 93161 93172)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Crenella divaricata (58816)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Crenella ecuadoriana (60640 60675)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Crenella divaricata (81976)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador Crenella ecuadoriana (96441)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Crenella divaricata (41543 41545 41551 41552 41554)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Crenella ecuadoriana (131333 131334)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Chile (Arauco) Crenella decussata (142134)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Crenella decussata (86801)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Crenella ecuadoriana (66795)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Crenella decussata (76982)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Crenella divaricata (131363)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Crenella decussata (58893 58895)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Chile Crenella decussata (142300)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Crenella ecuadoriana (51878)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Crenella decussata (189561)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Crenella divaricata (79331 79787)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Crenella ecuadoriana (66777)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Crenella decussata (58897)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Scotland) Crenella decussata (140361)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Crenella divaricata (41705)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Crenella decussata (138723 203114) Crenella divaricata (203113)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Crenella divaricata (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland (Disko Island) Crenella decussata (227045 227046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Crenella decussata (98196 98197 98200)