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Pleuromya elongata

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pleuromyidae

Taxonomy
Myacites elongatus was named by Schlotheim (1822). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Anodontophora (Myacites) elongata by Ogilvie Gordon (1927); it was recombined as Pleuromya elongata by Bender (1921), Gall (1971) and Neri and Posenato (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Myacites elongatus Schlotheim
1921Pleuromya elongata Bender
1927Anodontophora (Myacites) elongata Ogilvie Gordon
1971Pleuromya elongata Gall
1985Pleuromya elongata Neri and Posenato p. 95 figs. Pl 2, fig 10

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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
superfamilyPleuromyoideaDall 1900
familyPleuromyidaeDall 1900
genusPleuromya(Meek 1873)
specieselongata(Schlotheim 1822)

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.

Pleuromya elongata Schlotheim 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height112.6

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 251.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Italy Pleuromya elongata (115791)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Italy (South Tyrol) Anodontophora elongata (205021)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Bas-Rhin) Pleuromya elongata (203355)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Veszprem) Pleuromya elongata (43725)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Sichuan) Pleuromya elongata (44722)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Pleuromya elongata (44724)
Bithynian - Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Baranya) Pleuromya elongata (181570)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Israel Pleuromya elongata (63945)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Myacites elongatus (201970)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain (Andalucia) Pleuromya elongata (44837 44838 44840 44841 44842 44844 44846)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Japan (Saitama) Pleuromya elongata (201826)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Greenland Pleuromya elongata (162052 162061 162062 162065 162085 162088 162094)
Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian180.1 - 170.3France Pleuromya elongata (51501)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Poland Pleuromya elongata (124922)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Poland Pleuromya elongata (124921)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Pleuromya elongata (125165 125174)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Greenland Pleuromya elongata (1214 1249)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation Pleuromya elongata (1388)