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Lycettia lunularis

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus lunularis was named by Lycett (1857). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lycettia lunularis by Gahr (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Lycettia lunularis Gahr

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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
genusLycettiaCox 1937
specieslunularis(Lycett 1857)

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.

Lycettia lunularis Lycett 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height115.8

Composition: aragoniteg
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: 2007-11-26 08:43:08
Modified: 2007-11-26 10:43:08
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Bathonian or 184.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain Lycettia lunularis (25211 25212 26143 26145 26149 26324 26325 26329 26330)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain (Teruel) Lycettia lunularis (211066 211067 211170 211173 211174 211176)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Spain Lycettia lunularis (51613)
Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian170.9 - 165.3China (Qinghai) Lycettia lunularis (37883)