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Pachymytilus (Pseudopachymytilus)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Pachymytilus (Pseudopachymytilus) was named by Krumbeck (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: J l]. It is not extant. Its type is Pseudopachymytilus timorensis.

It was reranked as Pseudopachymytilus by Cox et al. (1969) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Pachymytilus by Krumbeck (1923); to Myalinidae by Cox et al. (1969); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Pachymytilus (Pseudopachymytilus) Krumbeck
1969Pseudopachymytilus Cox et al. p. N291
2002Pseudopachymytilus Sepkoski

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

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.

Subg. †Pachymytilus (Pseudopachymytilus) Krumbeck 1923
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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: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available