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Myalina tommasii

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Myalina tommasii was named by Salomon (1895). It is not extant. Its type locality is North side of the Marmolata / Passo di Fedaia, which is in a Triassic marine horizon in the Marmolata Formation of Italy.

It was synonymized subjectively with Myalina eduliformis by Cox (1932).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Myalina tommasii Salomon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891
genusMyalina
speciestommasii

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.

Myalina tommasii Salomon 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Triassic to the top of the Julian or 246.70000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Jordan (Janoobiah) Myalina tommasii (201986)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Myalina tommasii (type locality: 202272)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Myalina tommasii (144634)