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Taxonomy
Mytilus ater was named by Molina (1782). It is extant.
It was recombined as Aulacomya atra by Rosenberg (2005); it was recombined as Aulacomya ater by Rivadeneira and Carmona (2008).
It was recombined as Aulacomya atra by Rosenberg (2005); it was recombined as Aulacomya ater by Rivadeneira and Carmona (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1782 | Mytilus ater Molina |
| 2005 | Aulacomya atra Rosenberg |
| 2008 | Aulacomya ater Rivadeneira and Carmona |
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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.
Aulacomya atra Molina 1782
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (18 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Argentina | Aulacomya ater (71402) | |
| Oligocene | Argentina (Santa Curz) | Aulacomya ater (48067) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Aulacomya ater (48068) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Argentina | Aulacomya ater (71403 71542) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | Aulacomya ater (118257 118317) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | Aulacomya ater (118303) | |
| Pleistocene | South Africa | Aulacomya ater (122936) | |
| Pleistocene | Namibia (Karas) | Aulacomya ater (124048) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Argentina | Aulacomya atra (71606) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Chile (Tarapaca) | Aulacomya ater (96672) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | Aulacomya ater (110492) | |
| Holocene | Argentina | Aulacomya ater (65819 65822 65823) Aulacomya atra (71674 71676) |