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Mytilus trossulus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus trossulus was named by Gould (1850) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Europe.]. It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Mytilus trossulus Gould
1855Mytilus pedroanus Conrad p. 15 figs. pi. , fig. 40
2000Mytilus trossulus Vervoenen et al. p. 75
2021Mytilus trossulus Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusMytilusLinnaeus 1758
speciestrossulusGould 1850

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.

Mytilus trossulus Gould 1850
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Invalid names: Mytilus pedroanus Conrad 1855 [synonym]
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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Mytilus pedroanus (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Mytilus pedroanus (222650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) Mytilus trossulus (75232)