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Myopholas multicostata

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae

Taxonomy
Pholadomya multicostata was named by Agassiz (1842).

It was recombined as Myopholas multicostata by Sha (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. acuticostata, M. manderaensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pholadomya multicostata Agassiz
1995Myopholas multicostata Sha p. 112 figs. Pl 39, figs 4-9

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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
speciesmulticostata(Agassiz 1842)

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.

†Myopholas multicostata Agassiz 1842
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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 Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 168.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3China Myopholas multicostata (127178)
Bathonian - Kimmeridgian168.2 - 149.2China (Qinghai) Myopholas multicostata (59649)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia Myopholas multicostata (13586 13587)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Tunisia Myopholas multicostata (13810)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8China (Qinghai) Myopholas multicostata (37882 37925 37926)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal Myopholas multicostata (8318 8426 8603 68602)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian154.8 - 145.06Portugal Myopholas multicostata (8284 8286)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal Myopholas multicostata (68234)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Portugal Myopholas multicostata (7869 7870 8163 8317 8319)