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Brachidontes (Scolimytilus) subconvexus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy

Modiolus gabbi subconvexus was named by Trask (1922). Its type specimen is UCMP 12372 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Brachidontes (Scolimytilus) subconvexus by Moore (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

B. araripensis, B. arcturusensis, B. arlingtonanus, B. biali, B. briarti, B. charmesi, B. ciplyana, B. citrinus, B. corrugatus, B. cossmanni, B. crebristriatus, B. crenulata, B. filisculptus, B. filisculptus microcostae, B. fulpensis, B. granulata, B. guppyi, B. jeremejewi, B. kamtschaticus, B. kovatschensis, B. lineatus, B. linguatulus, B. marginatus, B. mashikensis, B. matchgaransis, B. montensis, B. multilingera, B. nankoi, B. nonbifurcus, B. ogasawarai, B. potomacensis, B. purpuratus, B. pyriformis, B. radiatula, B. rigaulti, B. saffordi, B. sahaleurai, B. sakakurai, B. senegalensis, B. somalicus, B. stubbsi, B. suberosus, B. taurinensis, B. tenuisculpta, B. texanus, B. vectiensis, B. couloni, B. subpectinatus, B. fulpensis, B. grammatus, B. ortmanni, B. purpuratus, B. rodriguezi, B. vetustus

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1922	Modiolus gabbi subconvexus Trask p. 149 figs. pl. 3, fig. 2
1983	Brachidontes (Scolimytilus) subconvexus Moore p. A69 figs. Plate 17, figure 14

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)

Rank	Name	Author
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)
—	Mytilomorphi	Ferussac 1822
order	Mytilida	(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamily	Mytiloidea	Rafinesque 1815
family	Mytilidae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Mytilinae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Brachidontes	Swainson 1840
subgenus	Scolimytilus	(Olsson 1961)
species	subconvexus	()

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.

†Brachidontes (Scolimytilus) subconvexus Trask 1922

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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:

2009-09-09 08:23:52

Modified:

2009-09-09 10:23:52

Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Collections

No collection or age range data are available