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Promytilus cancellatus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Promytilus cancellatus was named by Maxwell (1964). Its type specimen is UQ F42896 and is a mold. Its type locality is UQ L2068, Yarrol, which is in a Sakmarian marine siliciclastic in the Burnett Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Volsellina cancellatus by Waterhouse (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aurioides, P. patagonicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Promytilus cancellatus Maxwell p. 16 figs. Pl 3, figs 4-6
1987Volsellina cancellatus Waterhouse p. 137 figs. Pl 1, figs 18,21
1992Promytilus cancellatus Clarke p. 34 figs. 24G-I

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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
genusPromytilus
speciescancellatus

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.

†Promytilus cancellatus Maxwell 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height319.115.123.319.84.11

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:18:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:27:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Kungurian or 298.90000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Australia (Tasmania) Promytilus cancellatus (105477)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Tasmania) Promytilus cancellatus (105494 105498)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Queensland) Promytilus cancellatus (type locality: 144843)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Queensland) Volsellina cancellatus (66215 66234)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Australia (Queensland) Volsellina cancellatus (66233)