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Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) tichanovitchi

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus tichanovitchi was named by Makiyama (1934) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Early Miocene; Japan-Sakhalin, western Kamchatka.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) tichanovitchi by Kafanov et al. (2001); it was recombined as Mytilus (Mytilus) tichanovitchi by Kafanov and Ogasawara (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. acutefinitus, M. acutefinitus, M. aequalis, M. aequalus, M. albensis, M. almerae, M. antiquorum, M. aquitanicus, M. avirostrum, M. bathonicus, M. bellus, M. beyrichi, M. canoasenis, M. canoasensis, M. carteroni, M. chohi, M. cloacinus, M. condecoratus, M. conradiana, M. conradianus, M. coruscus, M. couloni, M. crassitesta, M. cuvieri, M. dubisiensis, M. edulis, M. edulis, M. edulis, M. edulus, M. enuiformis, M. euglyphus, M. euiformis, M. faujasi, M. fittoni, M. furanuiensis, M. gillieroni, M. hamatoides, M. hasta, M. heranius, M. incrassata, M. incurvus, M. kewi, M. krishtofovichae, M. lanceolatus, M. lepsii, M. liasinus, M. mathewssonii, M. matronensis, M. michaillensis, M. michelini, M. minimus, M. miocenum, M. mirabilis, M. mitchelli, M. montmollini, M. morrisi, M. nasutus, M. nicobarius, M. nigeriensis, M. nitidulus, M. nummuliticus, M. ovatus, M. peregrinus, M. planulatus, M. planus, M. punctus, M. rissoi, M. rusticus, M. saidi, M. salevensis, M. sanctae-crucis, M. scalprum, M. seranensis, M. simoni, M. stoppani, M. strigillatus, M. sublineatus, M. subreniformis, M. sulmensis, M. tenuiformis, M. tomlini, M. tornacensis, M. trapeza, M. trigonus, M. varians, M. whitei, M. yokoyamai, M. aquitanicus, M. haidingeri, M. primulus, M. sublaevis, M. incurvus, M. matthewsonii, M. devjatilovae, M. folioformis, M. littoralis, M. miocenum, M. napanensis, M. pilvoensis, M. podkagernensis, M. shunbetsuensis, M. tener, M. tenuiformis, M. tigilensis, M. tochilnensis, M. pernoides, M. sowerbyanus, M. kamtschaticus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Mytilus tichanovitchi Makiyama
1976Mytilus tichanovitchi Addicott p. 28
1993Mytilus tichanovitchi Noda and Hoyanagi p. 324
2001Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) tichanovitchi Kafanov et al.
2003Mytilus (Mytilus) tichanovitchi Kafanov and Ogasawara p. 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusMytilusLinnaeus 1758
subgenusTumidimytilusKafanov 1984
speciestichanovitchi(Makiyama 1934)

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: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:20:55
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:24:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 33.90000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation Mytilus tichanovitchi (70518)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Mytilus tichanovitchi (37580 37583 37585 37586 37587 37591)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Russian Federation Mytilus tichanovitchi (70528)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation Mytilus tichanovitchi (70448 70449)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan Mytilus tichanovitchi (70346 70348 70354 70355 70595 173029 173031 173032 173034)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Mytilus tichanovitchi (50038)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Russian Federation Mytilus tichanovitchi (70472)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Russian Federation Mytilus tichanovitchi (70469 70470)