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Mytilimeria

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Lyonsiidae

Taxonomy
Mytilimeria was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lyonsiidae by Oldroyd (1925).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Mytilimeria Conrad
1925Mytilimeria Oldroyd p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyPandoroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLyonsiidaeFischer 1887
genusMytilimeriaConrad 1837

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.

G. Mytilimeria Conrad 1837
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Mytilimeria nuttalli Conrad 1837 [bladderclam]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:09:45
Modified: 2009-09-27 11:46:21
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 41.03000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) M. sp. (205484)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) M. nuttalli (222663 222664 222665) M. nuttallii (96884 138723)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) M. nuttallii (222646)