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Mytilarca

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Mytilarca Hall and Whitfield p. 198
1884Plethomytilus Hall p. 253
1884Mytilarca (Plethomytilus) Walcott p. 169
1904Streptomytilus Kindle and Breger p. 452
1934Mytilarca Isberg
1966Mytilarca Pojeta p. 185
1980Mytilarca Vokes p. 31
2002Mytilarca Sepkoski
2002Streptomytilus Sepkoski

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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
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusMytilarca

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. †Mytilarca Hall and Whitfield 1869
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†Mytilarca acutirostra Hall 1865
†Mytilarca amii McLearn 1924
†Mytilarca aphaea Hall 1865
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Invalid names: Mytilarca pernoides Whiteaves 1905 [synonym]
†Mytilarca aphea Hall 1865
†Mytilarca arenacea Hall and Whitfield 1869
†Mytilarca boucoti Kriz et al. 2011
†Mytilarca canadensis Billings 1874
†Mytilarca chemungensis Conrad 1842
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Invalid names: Mytilarca attenuata Hall and Whitfield 1869 [synonym]
†Mytilarca cingulosa Pohl 1929
†Mytilarca cordiformis Hall 1859
†Mytilarca crassa Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca cultellata Pohl 1929
†Mytilarca cuneatus Kindle and Breger 1903
†Mytilarca dalhousei Clarke 1907
†Mytilarca dentata Pohl 1929
†Mytilarca dentiversa Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca dubia Walcott 1884
†Mytilarca eduliformis Clarke and Ruedemann 1903
†Mytilarca expansa Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca foerstei Clarke and Ruedemann 1903
†Mytilarca gibbosa Hall 1884
†Mytilarca inflata Whiteaves 1892
†Mytilarca iniqua Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca kallholniensis Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca knappi Hall 1884
†Mytilarca kullsbergensis Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca lata Hall 1883
†Mytilarca leptaenarum Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca mareki Kříž and Steinová 2009
†Mytilarca marylandica Ohern in Ohern & Maynard 1913
†Mytilarca obliqua Weller 1903
†Mytilarca orsae Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca parallela Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca parens Barrande 1881
†Mytilarca percarinata Whitfield 1882
†Mytilarca ponderosa Hall and Whitfield 1869
†Mytilarca pyrimadata Hall 1883
†Mytilarca regularis Hall 1883
†Mytilarca semicircularis Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca sigilla Hall 1876
†Mytilarca simplex Hall 1883
†Mytilarca suberectus Ohern in Ohern & Maynard 1913
†Mytilarca thorslundi Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca triangula Isberg 1934
†Mytilarca umbonata Hall 1883
†Mytilarca wabashensis Kindle and Breger 1904
Invalid names: Plethomytilus Hall 1884 [synonym], Streptomytilus Kindle and Breger 1904 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height19.00----
valve height59.284.4012.810.73.20

Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969).g
Created: 2009-06-05 13:33:11
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:33:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 453.00000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (127 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) M. sp., M. semicircularis, M. kullsbergensis, M. dentiversa (73411) M. thorslundi, M. triangula, M. crassa, M. parallela (73855)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) M. leptaenarum, M. kallholniensis, M. expansa, M. iniqua, M. orsae (124939)
Kosovian445.6 - 443.7Czech Republic M. amii (3882)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (North Estonia) M. porkuniensis (23294)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Czech Republic (Praha) M. mareki (149320)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Manitoba) M. sp. (26737)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) M. sp. (496)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) M. sp. (23299)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Iowa) Streptomytilus sp. (25015)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) M. acuta (13597)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (New York) M. mytiliformis (83093)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Xinjiang) Streptomytilus sp. (27834)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) M. mytiliformis (13072) M. sp. (469 470 530 536)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Wisconsin) Plethomytilus sp. (13353)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (Iowa) M. sp. (25036) Plethomytilus sp. (25020)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2USA (California) M. sp. (214346)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) M. acutirostra (13069 13075 13104 13107)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) M. sp. (13851)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6USA (Alaska) M. boucoti (153969)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Italy (Sardinia) M. sp. (26177)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) M. sp., M. parens (85118)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) M. sp. (13603)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic M. sp. (14104)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (481 482)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) M. sp. (70432)
Gleedonian425.4 - 427.4Canada (Quebec) M. acutirostra (157357)
Elton423.0 - 421.3United Kingdom (Wales) M. siluriana (75052)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Italy (Sardinia) M. sp. (26183)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) Streptomytilus sp. (493)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Poland M. pojetai, M. elongata (23022) M. sp. (13883)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2France M. esuriens (14169)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (232762)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic M. sp. (14185)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8Poland M. sp. (13889)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco Mytilus esuriens (13936)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Poland M. elongata (23019)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (New Brunswick) M. sp. (593)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic M. sp. (14187 14188)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Vietnam M. oviformis (83247) M. sp. (83290)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Antarctica M. sp. (35565)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') M. similis (40700)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Vietnam M. sp., M. oviformis (83248)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Morocco M. chemungensis (150334)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Australia (Victoria) M. bloomfieldensis (35555)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5China (Guangxi) M. chemungensis (3991) M. sp. (3983)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) M. sp. (608)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) M. bloomfieldensis (35556 35557 35558)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) M. chemungensis (4799 4816 4817 4819 4863)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (38388)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Luxembourg M. solida, M. n. sp. Q (233203) M. solida, M. sp. Q (232220)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) M. chemungensis (4833)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Nevada) M. sp. (3830)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Plethomytilus oviformis (91217 91228 91249 91269 91270 91275 91277 91278 91279 91280)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Alaska) M. sp. (111901)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany M. sp. (60143)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) M. cordata (38456 38459)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Guangxi) M. oviformis (4846)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) M. oviformis (89879 89885 89924 111349) M. sp. (8818 8920 8961 8968 8969 8970 8971) Plethomytilus oviformis (8979 8982 8991 8993 8996 9000 9001 9003 9006 9016 9017 9020) Plethomytilus sp. (96210 96213)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Manitoba) M. chemungensis (94133)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Pennsylvannia) M. chemungensis (233186)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) M. chemungensis (233184)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Poland M. sp. (82988)
Frasnian - Famennian382.7 - 358.9USA (Virginia) M. sp. (635 665)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6China M. chemungensis (162317)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Germany (Rhenish Massif) M. kochi (5960)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (162312)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (New York) M. sp. (159981)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Colorado) M. sp. (644)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Iowa) M. sp. (3309)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5Canada (Alberta) M. sp. (62396)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Plethomytilus lineatus (125910)