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Mytilopsis nystiana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Dreissenidae

Taxonomy
Dreissena nystiana was named by d'Orbigny (1847). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mytilopsis nystiana by Marquet et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Dreissena nystiana d'Orbigny
2008Mytilopsis nystiana Marquet et al. p. 23

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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)
familyDreissenidaeGray 1840
genusMytilopsisConrad 1857
speciesnystiana(d'Orbigny 1847)

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.

Mytilopsis nystiana d'Orbigny 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:32:20
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:32:20
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Mytilopsis nystiana (111366 111371)