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Pachymytilus

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Pachymytilus was named by Zittel (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myalinidae by Lang et al. (2017).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Pachymytilus Zittel
2002Pachymytilus Sepkoski
2017Pachymytilus Lang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891
genusPachymytilusZittel 1881

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. †Pachymytilus Zittel 1881
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Subg. †Pachymytilus (Pseudopachymytilus) Krumbeck 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 155.70000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany P. petasus, P. crassissimus (211294)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) P. crassissimus (57791) P. tithonicus (57157)