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Inoperna flagellifera

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus flagelliferus was named by Forbes (1846). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Modiola (Inoperna) flagellifera by Riedel (1933); it was recombined as Inoperna flagellifera by El Qot (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
I. plicata, I. sowerbyana, I. transjordanica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Mytilus flagelliferus Forbes
1933Modiola (Inoperna) flagellifera Riedel p. 36 figs. Pl 9, figs 6,6a
2006Inoperna flagellifera El Qot p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusInopernaConrad 1873
speciesflagellifera(Forbes 1846)

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.

†Inoperna flagellifera Forbes 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:18:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:27:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 105.30000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Italy (Sardinia) Inoperna flagellifera (2091)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt Inoperna flagellifera (140606)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Egypt Inoperna flagellifera (150737)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Inoperna flagellifera (66776)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Inoperna flagellifera (114874 114910)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Salzkammergut) Inoperna flagellifera (142308)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Cameroon Modiola flagellifera (177976) Modiolus flagellifera (209691 209692)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria Inoperna flagellifera (114268)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Poland Inoperna flagellifera (1321)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Netherlands Inoperna flagellifera (1326)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Serbia and Montenegro Inoperna flagellifera (1380)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India Inoperna flagellifera (1351)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Austria (Lower Austria) Inoperna flagellifera (226428)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Inoperna flagellifera (27818 27822)