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Arcomytilus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Arcomytilus was named by Agassiz (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: J Aale T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 92].

It was reranked as Mytilus (Arcomytilus) by Cossmann and Pissarro (1906).

It was assigned to Mytilus by Cossmann and Pissarro (1906); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980) and Repin (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Arcomytilus Agassiz
1906Mytilus (Arcomytilus) Cossmann and Pissarro
1980Arcomytilus Vokes p. 23
2002Arcomytilus Sepkoski
2013Arcomytilus Repin p. 562

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusArcomytilusAgassiz 1843

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.

G. †Arcomytilus Agassiz 1843
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†Arcomytilus asper Sowerby 1818
†Arcomytilus biochei Deshayes 1858
†Arcomytilus dairensis Hayami 1958
†Arcomytilus furcatus Münster 1837
†Arcomytilus laitmairensis de Loriol 1883
†Arcomytilus nudus Repin 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height119.8

Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: entirely aragonitic according to Carter (1990)g
Created: 2007-10-05 05:22:22
Modified: 2007-10-05 07:22:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 201.30000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (219 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Germany A. sp. (28867)
Hettangian - Pliensbachian201.3 - 182.7Chile (Coquimbo) A. sp. (221995)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain A. asper (212208)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Morocco Mytilus furcatus (21261)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Thailand A. laitmairensis (87540)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain A. asper (25216 25610 25616 25620 25621 25662 25663 25673 25674 26141 26143 26156 26336 26401) A. pectinatus (26391)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Teruel) A. asper (211192 211194 211195 211196 211210) A. pectinatus (211172 211174 211175)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Spain A. asper (51613)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Japan (Toyama) A. dairensis (39571)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Iran (Tabas area) A. nudus (141248)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Jordan A. laitmairensis (35323)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1China (Qinghai) A. pectinatus (37886)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia A. laitmairensis (45395) A. somaliensis (48142 48302 48405 48449 48451 48454 48456 48457 48484 48522) A. sp. (48486)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Jordan A. laitmairensis (35669 35674 35675)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5China (Xizang) A. sp. (61446)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Gujarat) A. laitmairensis (93561)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Kachchh) A. laitmairensis (24050)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Jordan A. asper (50105)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Jordan A. laitmairensi (35700)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5China (Qinghai) A. furcatus (37884)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia A. laitmairensis (100388) Mytilus laitmairensis (92998)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Kenya Brachidontes laitmairensis (36468)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Ethiopia Brachidontes laitmairensis (94494)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia A. laitmairensis (45539 47861 47898 47899) A. somaliensis (47894 47900 47902 48506 48524 48525 48537 48538 48563 48564 48585 48586 48588 48589 48593 48594 48596 48598 48599 48604 48605) A. somaliensis, A. laitmairensis (47875)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India A. laitmairensis (61794 67392 68596)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Somalia Mytilus cossmanni (94519) Mytilus laitmairensis (93014 93020)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Eritrea Mytilus laitmairensis (92925)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia A. laitmairensis (13903 13904 13905 13951)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar A. sp. (101718) Brachidontes laitmairensis (98126 98159 98185)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2India A. laitmairensis (68291)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia A. hirsonensis (13677) A. laitmairensis (13666)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Saudi Arabia A. somaliensis, A. latimairensis (34544)
Middle Callovian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian164.7 - 150.8Iran (Tabas Area) A. laitmairensis (41417)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Kenya Brachidontes laitmairensis (36485)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) A. pectinatus (1559 1608) A. sp. (1602 1610)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Hajar) A. sp. (2556)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Portugal (Porto de Mos) A. sp. (196750 196752 196754 196758 196759 196760 196761)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Portugal A. morrisi (8282)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia A. laitmairensis (45759 45910 46047) A. somaliensis (46058) A. somaliensis, A. laitmairensis (46296)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Yemen Mytilus subpectinatus (94504)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Eritrea Mytilus laitmairensis (94567 94568)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia Mytilus laitmairensis (94572)
Oxfordian - Tithonian163.5 - 145.0Japan (Kochi) A. laitmairensis (40473)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.1Portugal A. sp. (7392)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Portugal A. morrisi (8515)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0China (Xizang) A. sp. (61424)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Normandy) A. pectinatus (4080 4081)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France A. subpectinatus (13111)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Ethiopia A. laitmairensis (93029 93861 93864 93868 93871 94788)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany A. pectinatus (60387)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Ethiopia Mytilus laitmairensis (93501 93503)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Japan (Fukushima) A. laitmairensis (40546)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal A. morrisi (5988 6010 6011 7055 8042 8426 8511 8518 8519 8603 8673 67958 68602) A. orrisi (6013) A. sp. (7054 7056 7393 7406 7407) A. sp., A. morrisi (67959)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (1912)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Portugal A. morrisi (8288 8289)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland A. pectinatus (38693)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal A. morrisi (67903 67904 67905 67906 67907 67908 67909 67910 67933 67934 67936 67937 67942) A. morrisi, A. sp. (34662) A. sp. (67944 67951)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Tanzania Brachidontes laitmairensis (36329)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal A. morrisi (68232 68236 68237)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany A. furcatus (211294)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) A. furcatus (132944)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany A. couloni (34608)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Mytilus furcatus (23887)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal A. furcarus (7891) A. furcatus (7892 7894) A. morrisi (6872 7869 7888 7889 8168 8204 8335 8336 8337) A. morrisis (8159) A. sp. (8205)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) A. couloni (57157 57791)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) A. furcatus (34398)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal A. morrisi (8166)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Japan A. laitmairensis (116558)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany A. sp. (36813)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Chile A. primigenus (1314)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) A. sp. (1373)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) A. primigenius (74153)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France A. sp. (20816)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) A. primigenius (73939)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France A. amoricus (78567)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan A. biochei (77450)