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Choromytilus chorus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus chorus was named by Molina (1782). It is extant. It is the type species of Choromytilus.

It was recombined as Choromytilus chorus by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1782Mytilus chorus Molina
2012Choromytilus chorus Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 114

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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
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusChoromytilusSoot-Ryen 1952
specieschorus(Molina 1782)

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.

Choromytilus chorus Molina 1782
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Chile (Copiapó) Choromytilus chorus (223435)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Chile (Antofagasta) Choromytilus chorus (96707)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Peru Choromytilus chorus (80406 80409 97651)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Peru Choromytilus chorus (219106)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Peru Choromytilus chorus (97649)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru Mytilus chorus (207003)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) Choromytilus chorus (222834 222837 222838 222840 222875 222876 222878 222879 222880)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Chile (Huasco) Choromytilus chorus (223291)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Chile (Copiapó) Choromytilus chorus (223446)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Peru (Ica) Choromytilus chorus (219059 219105)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Choromytilus chorus (76643 76647)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) Choromytilus chorus (43708 43710 43711 43719)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) Choromytilus chorus (96672)