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Promytilus acinaciformis

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Promytilus acinaciformis was named by Harrington (1955). Its type specimen is CPBA 5785 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Southeastern flank of Cerro Nortero, middle Bonete Fm, Sierra de las Tunas, which is in a Sakmarian transition zone/lower shoreface mudstone/quartzite in the Bonete Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2011-09-10; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Promytilus acinaciformis Harrington p. 126 figs. Pl 24, figs 4, 6
2000Promytilus acinaciformis Pagani p. 310 figs. 3F-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPromytilus
speciesacinaciformis

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 acinaciformis Harrington 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height321.218.024.521.53.25

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Argentina Promytilus acinaciformis (132806 type locality: 132807 132808 132809 132811)