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Mytilarca chemungensis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus chemungensis was named by Conrad (1842).

It was recombined as Mytilarca chemungensis by Hall and Whitfield (1869), Walcott (1884), Pojeta (1966).

Synonyms
  • Mytilarca attenuata was named by Hall and Whitfield (1869).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Mytilarca chemungensis by McAlester (1962).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Inoceramus chemungensis Conrad
1869Mytilarca attenuata Hall and Whitfield
1869Mytilarca chemungensis Hall and Whitfield p. 20
1884Mytilarca chemungensis Walcott p. 166 figs. Plate iv, fig. 9
1966Mytilarca chemungensis Pojeta pp. 188-189 figs. pl. 37 f. 8-18; pl. 38 f. 1-5, 10

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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
specieschemungensis(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.

Mytilarca chemungensis Conrad 1842
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Invalid names: Mytilarca attenuata Hall and Whitfield 1869 [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

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 410.62000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco Mytilarca chemungensis (150334)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Guangxi) Mytilarca chemungensis (3991)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47China (Guangxi) Mytilarca chemungensis (4799 4816 4817 4819 4863)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95China (Guangxi) Mytilarca chemungensis (4833)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Manitoba) Mytilarca chemungensis (94133)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Mytilarca chemungensis (233184)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Pennsylvannia) Mytilarca chemungensis (233186)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5China Mytilarca chemungensis (162317)