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Mytilopsis sallei

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Dreissenidae

Taxonomy
Mytilopsis sallei was named by Récluz (1849). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. domingensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Mytilopsis sallei Récluz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilyDreissenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyDreissenidaeGray 1840
genusMytilopsisConrad 1857
speciessalleiRécluz 1849

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.

†Mytilopsis sallei Récluz 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:32:20
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:32:20
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 15.97000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Peru Mytilopsis sallei (142958 142959 143046)