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Myrene

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Neomiodontidae

Taxonomy
Myrene is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Neomiodontidae by Hayami (1975); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Myrene Hayami
2002Myrene Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilyDreissenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyNeomiodontidaeCasey 1955
genusMyrene

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. †Myrene
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Barremian or 161.50000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Portugal M. hannoverana (8806)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Portugal M. hannoverana (8669)
Oxfordian - Tithonian161.5 - 143.1Japan (Fukui) M. tetoriensis (40237)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal M. sp. (67934)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal M. estremadurae (77740) M. hannoverana (7081 8427 8521 8608 8667 8668 8805) M. hannoverana, M. angulata (8672) M. pellati (7083) M. sp. (6011 8602 67958)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal M. hannoverana, M. pellati (67952) M. sp. (67953)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Portugal M. sp. (7914)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Japan M. tetoriensis (116159 116160 116161 116162 116163 116164)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Japan (Fukui) M. sp. (24805)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan (Fukui) M. sp. (24806 24807) M. tetoriensis (40236)