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Myacites faba

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anthracosiidae

Taxonomy
Myacites faba was named by Winkler (1859).

It was recombined as Lithophagus faba by Winckler (1861), Stoppani (1865) and Bittner (1901); it was recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) faba by Vörös (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Myacites faba Winkler
1861Lithophagus faba Winckler
1865Lithophagus faba Stoppani
1901Lithophagus faba Bittner
1981Modiolus (Modiolus) faba Vörös

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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
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderAnthracosiidinaSilantiev and Carter 2011
superfamilyAnthracosioidea(Amalizky 1892)
familyAnthracosiidaeAmalizky 1892
genusMyacitesWissman 1841
speciesfabaWinkler 1859

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.

Myacites faba Winkler 1859
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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 Rhaetian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 208.50000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany Lithophagus faba (202142)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Lithophagus faba (204921)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Hungary (Veszprém) Modiolus faba (200771)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany Lithophagus faba (173617)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) Lithophagus faba (38083 38115)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Hungary (Veszprem) Lithophagus faba (203351)