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Mytilarca (Plethomytilus) oviformis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus oviformis was named by Conrad (1842).

It was recombined as Mytilarca oviformis by Hall (1870); it was recombined as Plethomytilus oviformis by Hall (1883); it was recombined as Mytilarca (Plethomytilus) oviformis by Walcott (1884).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Inoceramus oviformis Conrad p. 246 figs. pi. xiii, fig. 7
1870Mytilarca oviformis Hall p. 21
1883Plethomytilus oviformis Hall p. 11 figs. pi. xxxi, figs. 1-8
1884Mytilarca (Plethomytilus) oviformis Walcott p. 169 figs. Plate v, fig. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusMytilarca
subgenusPlethomytilus
speciesoviformis(Conrad 1842)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:33:11
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:33:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Givetian or 413.02000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Vietnam Mytilarca oviformis (83247)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam Mytilarca oviformis (83248)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) Plethomytilus oviformis (91217 91228 91249 91269 91270 91275 91277 91278 91279 91280)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guangxi) Mytilarca oviformis (4846)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Mytilarca oviformis (89879 89885 89924 111349) Plethomytilus oviformis (8979 8982 8991 8993 8996 9000 9001 9003 9006 9016 9017 9020)