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Myopholas

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae

Taxonomy
Myopholas was named by Douvillé (1908) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar K Albi-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myopholadidae by Vokes (1980), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
M. hardyi, M. multicostata
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. acuticostata, M. manderaensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Myopholas Douvillé
1980Myopholas Vokes p. 206
2002Myopholas Sepkoski
2010Myopholas Bouchet et al.

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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
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPleuromyoideaDall 1900
familyCeratomyidaeArkell 1934
subfamilyMyopholadinae(Cox 1964)
genusMyopholasDouvillé 1908

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. †Myopholas Douvillé 1908
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†Myopholas hardyi Imlay 1964
†Myopholas multicostata Agassiz 1842
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 07:05:04
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:05:04
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 184.20000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Vietnam (South Viet-Nam) M. minor (37217)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Spain M. sp. (51613)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7China (Tibet) M. sp. (201839)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) M. acuticostata (38401)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3China M. multicostata (127178)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3USA (Utah) M. hardyi (167256)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Russian Federation M. sp. (68351)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland M. mutabilis (125165)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) M. acuticosta (36546)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Afghanistan M. acuticosta (85947)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5USA (Utah) M. hardyi (169130 169138)
Bathonian - Kimmeridgian168.2 - 149.2China (Qinghai) M. sp., M. multicostata (59649)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia M. multicostata (13586 13587)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia M. multicostata (13810)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France M. sp. (4920)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8China (Qinghai) M. multicostata (37882 37925 37926)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Kenya M. manderaensis (36510)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Switzerland (Jura) M. sp. (185666)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Russian Federation (Siberia) M. sp. (58775)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal M. multicostata (8318 8426 8603 68602)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Japan (Fukushima) M. acuticostata (40546)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian154.8 - 145.06Portugal M. multicostata (8284 8286)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal M. multicostata (68234)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Portugal M. multicostata (7869 7870 8163 8317 8319)
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Japan (Gumma) M. sp. (40487)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) M. semicostata (1778)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Laos (Savannakhet) M. sp. (130271)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) M. sp. (6280)