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Mioerycina

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae

Taxonomy
Mioerycina was named by Kautsky (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Kelliidae by Wienrich (1999); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Montacutidae by Marquet (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Mioerycina Kautsky
1999Mioerycina Wienrich p. 230
2002Mioerycina Sepkoski
2005Mioerycina Marquet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyMontacutidaeClark 1855
genusMioerycinaKautsky 1939

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. †Mioerycina Kautsky 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-17 20:31:22
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:31:22
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eames 1951

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) M. coarctata (62882)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) M. coarctata (62884)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany M. coarctata (111599)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland M. coarctata (51690)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark M. coarctata (98312)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium M. coarctata (86801 86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Kellia coarctata (84755)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium M. coarctata (86803 86804 86805)