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Mulleriidae

Bivalvia - Unionida - Mulleriidae

Taxonomy
Mulleriidae was named by Deshayes (1832). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mullerioidea by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Mulleriidae Deshayes
1970Pseudomulleriidae Starobogatov
2011Mulleriidae Carter et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyMullerioideaDeshayes 1832
familyMulleriidaeDeshayes 1832
familyMulleriidaeDeshayes 1832

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.

Fm. Mulleriidae Deshayes 1832
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Subfm. Monocondylaeinae Modell 1942
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Tr. Fossulini Bonetto 1966
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G. Fossula Lea 1870
G. Monocondylaea d'Orbigny 1835
G. Mulleria Férussac 1823
Subfm. Mycetopodinae Gray 1840
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Subfm. Anodontitinae Modell 1942
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G. Anodontites Bruguière 1792
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Anodontites batesi Woodward 1871
Anodontites capax Conrad 1874
Invalid names: Bartlettiinae Modell 1942 [synonym], Glabarinae Modell 1942 [synonym]
G. Mycetopoda d'Orbigny 1835
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Mycetopoda pittieri Marshall 1927
Invalid names: Acostaeidae Morrison 1973 [synonym]
Invalid names: Leilinae Morretes 1949 [empty], Mulleriinae Deshayes 1832 [empty], Pseudomulleriidae Starobogatov 1970 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aptian to the top of the Tortonian or 121.40000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Mulleria mulleti (1836)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Anodontites sp. (83262)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Colombia Anodontites batesi, Anodontites capax (143002)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Peru Anodontites capax (143106)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brazil Anodontites trapesialis (141845) Anodontites trapesialis, Mycetopoda pittieri (141844)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Salta) Anodontites sp. (206042)