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Myacites (Pleuromya) subcompressa

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anthracosiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Myacites (Pleuromya) subcompressa Meek
1877Myacites (Pleuromya) subcompressa Meek p. 136 figs. Plute 12, figs. 6, 6a
1899Pleuromya subcompressa Stanton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderAnthracosiidinaSilantiev and Carter 2011
superfamilyAnthracosioidea(Amalizky 1892)
familyAnthracosiidaeAmalizky 1892
genusMyacitesWissman 1841
subgenusPleuromyaMeek 1873
speciessubcompressaMeek 1873

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Bajocian to the top of the Callovian or 170.30000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic174.1 - 145.0USA (Idaho) Pleuromya subcompressa (184617)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7USA (Utah) Pleuromya subcompressa (167190 167193 167195 167196 167200 167202 167204)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7USA (Wyoming) Pleuromya subcompressa (167169 167171 167172 167175 167181 167185 167187)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Wyoming) Pleuromya subcompressa (36527 167070 167088 167090 167091 167093 167094 167095 167097 167098 167144 167149 172981)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Idaho) Pleuromya subcompressa (167039 167053)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Utah) Pleuromya subcompressa (167099 167100 167101 167102 167112 167116 167118 167119 167129 167158)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Wyoming ) Pleuromya subcompressa (167071 167072 167073 167076 167081 167082 167085)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1USA (Utah) Pleuromya subcompressa (171928 171929 171930 171952 172004 172015)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1USA (Montana) Pleuromya subcompressa (68832 68837 68838 68839)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1USA (Utah) Pleuromya subcompressa (169155)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1USA (Montana) Pleuromya subcompressa (68848 68851 68853 68854 68856 68858 68859 68862 68865 68869 68871)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5USA (Wyoming) Pleuromya subcompressa (172984)