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Mulinia edulis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy
Mulinia edulis was named by King (1831). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Mulinia edulis King
2012Mulinia edulis Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 552

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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)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyMactridaeLamarck 1809
genusMuliniaGray 1837
speciesedulisKing 1831

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.

Mulinia edulis King 1831
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:11:59
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:11:59
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Chile Mulinia edulis (68781)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Peru Mulinia edulis (80406)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) Mulinia edulis (222834 222837 222838 222841 222875 222876 222879)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Chile (Huasco) Mulinia edulis (223291)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Chile (Copiapó) Mulinia edulis (223450 223451)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Peru (Ica) Mulinia edulis (219059 219105)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) Mulinia edulis (96672)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) Mulinia edulis (43707 43708 43709 43710 43711 43712 43714 43715 43717 43719 43720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Mulinia edulis (76643 76647)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Mulinia edulis (97647)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Mulinia edulis (65821 65823)