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Mytilopsis lamellata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Dreissenidae

Taxonomy
Congeria lamellata was named by Dall (1898) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Florida.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Mytilopsis lamellata by DuBar (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Congeria lamellata Dall pp. 809-810 figs. pl. 35, figs. 13-15
1958Mytilopsis lamellata DuBar p. 162

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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
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilyDreissenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyDreissenidaeGray 1840
genusMytilopsisConrad 1857
specieslamellata(Dall 1898)

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.

Mytilopsis lamellata Dall 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:32:20
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:32:20
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Mytilopsis lamellata (79331)