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Promysidiella eduliformis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Mysidiellidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus eduliformis was named by Schlotheim (1820).

It was recombined as Myalina eduliformis by Frech (1912), Ogilvie Gordon (1927) and Gordon (1927); it was recombined as Septifer eduliformis by Diener (1923); it was recombined as Promyalina eduliformis by Neri and Posenato (1985); it was recombined as Promysidiella eduliformis by Waller and Stanley (2005).

Subspecies
P. praecursor
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. otiosa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Mytilus eduliformis Schlotheim
1826Mytilus vetustus Goldfuss p. 169 figs. Pl 128, fig 7
1912Myalina eduliformis Frech
1923Septifer eduliformis Diener
1927Myalina eduliformis Gordon
1927Myalina eduliformis Ogilvie Gordon
1928Mytilus inflexus Schmidt p. 169 fig. 369
1978Mytilus eduliformis Xu p. 315 figs. Pl 104, fig 22
1979Mytilus eduliformis Yang et al. p. 470 figs. Pl 2, figs 14-16
1985Mytilus eduliformis Kurushin p. 55 figs. Pl 9, figs 5, 7
1985Promyalina eduliformis Neri and Posenato figs. Pl 2, figs 11,12
2005Promysidiella eduliformis 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)

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.

†Promysidiella eduliformis Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Mytilus inflexus Schmidt 1928 [synonym], Mytilus vetustus Goldfuss 1826 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height712.65.3026.212.26.74

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 Spathian to the top of the Julian or 251.30000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Italy Promyalina eduliformis (115787 115788 115791)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Shaanxi) Mytilus eduliformis (150462)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2China (Chongqing) Mytilus eduliformis (123718)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Qinghai) Mytilus eduliformis (112812)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Mytilus eduliformis (135963)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Mytilus eduliformis (135907 135962)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Mytilus eduliformis (101043 101044 101048)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany Mytilus eduliformis, Mytilus inflexus (66078 66080)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy (South Tyrol) Myalina eduliformis (205068)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) Mytilus eduliformis (123719)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Mytilus eduliformis (135964)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Myalina eduliformis (203265)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Mytilus eduliformis (63538)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Hessen) Mytilus eduliformis (38545 44358) Mytilus eduliformis, Mytilus eduliformis (44357) Mytilus eduliformis, Mytilus inflexus (66083)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Mytilus eduliformis (107124 135961)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Mytilus eduliformis (67647)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Mytilus eduliformis (135893 135965)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Germany Mytilus praecursor (34703)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Mytilus praecursor (42278)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Mytilus eduliformis (201970)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Turkey (Anatolia) Myalina eduliformis (204511)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Mytilus eduliformis (66100)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain (Sardinia) Septifer eduliformis (201607)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Tunisia (Banzart) Mytilus eduliformis (42085)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Russian Federation Mytilus eduliformis (135960)