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Idas olympicus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Idas olympicus was named by Kiel and Goedert (2007). Its type specimen is USNM 532038 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Murdock Creek, which is in a Rupelian deep-water siltstone in the Pysht Formation of Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Idas olympicus Kiel and Goedert p. 47 figs. Fig. 6
2013Idas olympicus Kiel and Amano p. 598

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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
subfamilyModiolinae(Termier and Termier 1950)
genusIdasJeffreys 1876
speciesolympicus

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.

Idas olympicus Kiel and Goedert 2007
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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: stationarysubf
Attached: yessubf
Epibiont: yessubf
Life habit: semi-infaunalsubf
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:58:18
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:58:18
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Chattian or 38.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Idas olympicus (205039)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1USA (Washington) Idas olympicus (205035)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Washington) Idas olympicus (205036)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Idas olympicus (type locality: 58964 205033 205037)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Idas olympicus (205034)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Idas olympicus (160141 194068)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Washington) Idas olympicus (205038)