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Promysidiella eduliformis praecursor

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Mysidiellidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus praecursor was named by Renz (1904) [As Mytilus eduliformis praecursor, in Frech, 1904].

It was recombined as Mytilus eduliformis praecursor by Xu (1978); it was recombined as Promysidiella eduliformis praecursor by Waller and Stanley (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Mytilus praecursor Renz
1978Mytilus eduliformis praecursor Xu p. 319
1995Mytilus praecursor Sha p. 88 figs. Pl 24, figs 12-14
2005Promysidiella eduliformis praecursor Waller and Stanley p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMysidiellidaeCox 1964
genusPromysidiella
specieseduliformis(Schlotheim 1820)
subspeciespraecursor(Renz 1904)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Pelsonian or 249.90000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7China (Chongqing) Mytilus eduliformis (123718)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Qinghai) Mytilus eduliformis (101043 101044 101048)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany (Hessen) Mytilus eduliformis (44357 44358)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Mytilus praecursor (42278)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Germany Mytilus praecursor (34703)