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Mytiloceramus lucifer

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus lucifer was named by Eichwald (1871). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Mytiloceramus lucifer by Sey and Kalacheva (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Inoceramus lucifer Eichwald
1980Mytiloceramus lucifer Sey and Kalacheva

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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
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidae
genusMytiloceramus
specieslucifer(Eichwald 1871)

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.

Mytiloceramus lucifer Eichwald 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:12:15
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:12:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 170.90000 to 168.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6USA (Alaska) Inoceramus lucifer (5206 5237 5487 5489 5490)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Russian Federation Mytiloceramus lucifer (129597 129600 129660 129661 129818 129819)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Japan (Miyagi) Inoceramus lucifer (40035)