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Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi was named by Moore (1983). Its type specimen is CAS 613 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Mytilus dichotomus Cooper p. 49 figs. PL V, Fig. 64
1938Mytilus dichotomus Turner p. 45
1983Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi Moore p. A67 figs. Plate 18, figure 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusBrachidontesSwainson 1840
subgenusBrachidontesSwainson 1840
speciescooperi

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.

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Invalid names: Mytilus dichotomus Cooper 1894 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 08:33:37
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:39:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Angulata to the top of the Bartonian or 201.40000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5France (Lorraine) Mytilus dichotomus (53947)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Oregon) Mytilus dichotomus (200892 200911 200914)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71USA (Washington) Mytilus dichotomus (43340 43344 43347)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Mytilus dichotomus (52204 52207 52208 203164)