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Myodakryotus

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Myodakryotidae

Taxonomy
Myodakryotus was named by Tunnicliff (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1066 = New genus 10 in Pojeta 1978: p. 239 pl. 12 f. 1-8.]. Its type is Myodakryotus deigryn.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myodakryotidae by Tunnicliff (1987), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Myodakryotus Tunnicliff
2002Myodakryotus Sepkoski
2010Myodakryotus Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
familyMyodakryotidae
genusMyodakryotus

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.

G. †Myodakryotus Tunnicliff 1987
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Myodakryotus deigryn Tunnicliff 1987
Myodakryotus hermione Billings 1865
Myodakryotus tessellatus Wilson 1956
Invalid names: Myodakryotus Tunnicliff 1987 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height330.427.435.528.84.36
valve diagonal330.527.935.528.84.19

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 09:14:10
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:18:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Longvillian to the top of the Edenian or 457.20000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Actinopterella tessellata (185356)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Actinopterella tessellata (233148 233149)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) M. deigryn (13832)
Longvillian - Woolstonian457.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) M. deigryn (13835)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Ontario) Actinopterella tessellata (233150)