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Mytilarca aphaea

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Ambonychia aphaea was named by Hall (1865).

It was recombined as Streptomytilus aphaea by Kindle and Breger (1903); it was recombined as Mytilarca aphaea by Pojeta (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Mytilarca pernoides was named by Whiteaves (1905).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Streptomytilus aphaea by Bassler (1915); it was synonymized subjectively with Mytilarca aphaea by Pojeta (1966).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ambonychia aphaea Hall
1903Streptomytilus aphaea Kindle and Breger p. 452
1905Mytilarca pernoides Whiteaves
1966Mytilarca aphaea Pojeta pp. 187-188 figs. pl. 40 f. 10-12

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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
speciesaphaea(Hall 1865)

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.

Mytilarca aphaea Hall 1865
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Invalid names: Mytilarca pernoides Whiteaves 1905 [synonym]
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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available