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Myoplusia bilunata

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Leda bilunata was named by Barrande (1881) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Ordovician; Czech Republic.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ctenodonta bilunata by Pfab (1934); it was recombined as Myoplusia bilunata by Neumayr (1884), Cox et al. (1969), Babin and Gutiérrez-Marco (1991).

Subspecies
Ctenodonta bilunata perdentata
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. sulcata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Leda bilunata Barrande p. 270 figs. pl. I f. 13-24
1884Myoplusia bilunata Neumayr p. 416
1934Ctenodonta bilunata Pfab p. 227 figs. pI. 2, figs 12-13
1969Myoplusia bilunata Cox et al. p. N233
1991Myoplusia bilunata Babin and Gutiérrez-Marco p. 120

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusMyoplusiaNeumayr 1884
speciesbilunata()

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.

†Myoplusia bilunata Barrande 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:32:05
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:32:05
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Dobrotivian to the top of the Berounian or 461.00000 to 450.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Guadalajara) Myoplusia bilunata (194902)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1France (Normandy) Ctenodonta bilunata (20837)
Bohdalec459.3 - 445.2Czechia Ctenodonta bilunata (3873)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Ctenodonta bilunata (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Ctenodonta bilunata (3865)