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Mysidioptera ampezzana

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Mysidioptera ampezzana was named by Bittner (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Falzarego road, Italy, which is in a Carnian shallow subtidal marl in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Mysidioptera ampezzana Bittner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusMysidioptera
speciesampezzana

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.

Mysidioptera ampezzana Bittner 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Mysidioptera ampezzana (144634)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Mysidioptera ampezzana (type locality: 38162)