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Montacutidae

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Montacutidae Clark
1965Montacutidae Newell p. 19
1980Montacutidae Vokes p. 112
1990Montacutidae Beu et al. p. 397
2005Montacutidae Marquet
2009Montacutidae Nevesskaja

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyMontacutidaeClark 1855
familyMontacutidaeClark 1855

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.

Fm. Montacutidae Clark 1855
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G. Altenaeum Spaink 1972
G. †Barrimysia Iredale 1929
G. Curvemysella Habe 1959
G. †Devonia
G. †Fastimysia Iredale 1929
G. †Fronsella Laseron 1956
G. †Mioerycina Kautsky 1939
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G. Montacuta Turton 1822
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Montacuta bowmani Holmes 1860
Montacuta dalli Cossman 1893
Montacuta donacina Wood 1840
Montacuta mariana Dall 1900
Montacuta schafferi Kautsky 1940
Montacuta sericea Tate 1887
Montacuta substriata Montague 1808
Montacuta truncata Wood 1840
G. †Montacutona Yamamoto 1959
G. Mysella Angas 1877
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Subg. Mysella (Mysella) Angas 1877
Subg. Mysella (Rochefortia) Velain 1877
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Rochefortia dawsoni Jeffreys 1864
Rochefortia reyana Willett 1937
Mysella beaufortensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987
Mysella ovata Hedley 1906
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Invalid names: Calvitium glabra Laseron 1953 [synonym]
Mysella trigonoelliptica Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
G. †Pileatona Laseron 1956
G. Pythinella Dall 1899
G. Tellimya Brown 1827
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Tellimya ferruginosa Montague 1808
G. †Virmysella Iredale 1930
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: WU, MA, UN/BA, SU according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-08-17 20:31:22
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:31:22
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Eames 1951, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (91 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Mysella sp. (205466)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Montacuta bicuspidata, Mysella minuta (92352)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Montacuta herberti (35080 98291)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Antarctica Mysella trigonoelliptica (72405)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Antarctica (Seymour Island) Mysella trigonoelliptica (63551)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Laubriereia goodallina (8124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Laubriereia goodallina (177970)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Mysella dalli, Montacuta claiborniana (90600)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Laubriereia goodaliopsis (9072)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Montacuta sp. (74865)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Germany Montacuta schafferi (171410)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India (Orissa) Pristes aquitanicus (42842)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Mioerycina coarctata (62882)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Mioerycina coarctata (62884)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Montacuta chipolana (41760 42290 42443)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Mioerycina coarctata (111599)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Virmysella sp. (67897)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Mysella fontemaggi, Mysella truncata (60288)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Montacuta substriata, Mioerycina coarctata (51690)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Montacuta caecilia (61903)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Montacuta sericea (179602)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Montacuta cercadica, Montacuta maoica, Montacuta hispaniolae (58817)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) Montacuta truncata (37379)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark Mioerycina coarctata (98312)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Mysella anomala (63433) Mysella anomala, Mysella tellinoides, Montacuta sericea (63439)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Mysella sp. (135816 135822)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Kellia coarctata, Montacuta truncata, Montacuta substriata, Montacuta ferruginosa, Montacuta donacina (84755)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Mioerycina coarctata, Tellimya ferruginosa (86801) Montacuta substriata, Mioerycina coarctata, Tellimya ferruginosa (86802)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Mysella planulata (131210) Pythinella sublaevis (131218)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Mysella sp. (61336) Pythinella sp. (79983)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Mioerycina coarctata (86803) Montacuta substriata, Mioerycina coarctata (86804 86805)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Mysella sp. (51878)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (North Carolina) Mysella bladenensis (71138)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Mysella beaufortensis (58897) Mysella stantoni (59318) Mysella stantoni, Mysella velaini, Mysella majorina (59316)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Antarctica Mysella sp. (48433 48436)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greenland Montacuta dawsoni (75099)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Montacuta ferruginosa (97965 97967) Montacuta sp. (97962 97963 98041)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Montacuta floridana (79331) Montacuta sp. (79788) Nearomya floridana (61309)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Montacutidae indet. (48664)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Rochefortia similis (122941)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Mysella velaini (59313)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Rochefortia aleutica (201624)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Mysella larochei (178187)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Mysella planulata, Neaeromya floridana (61310)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Pristes oblonga (202493)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Mysella planulata, Neaeromya floridana (61311) Mysella planulata, Orobitella floridana (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Tellimya trigona (110492)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Montacutidae indet. (37632)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Mysella aleutica (96566) Rochefortia reyana, Rochefortia aleutica (59063 160361 219029)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Mysella planulata (66720 66721)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Mysella japonica, Mysella sp. 1, Mysella sp. 2 (97961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Mysella sp. (96708)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Mysella velaini (60923 60928)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Mysella planulata (66751 66752)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Altenaeum dawsoni (98196) Tellimya ferruginosa (98201) Tellimya ferruginosa, Altenaeum dawsoni (98205)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jordan Tellimya ferruginosa (97661)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand Curvemysella sp. (67930)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antarctica Mysella gibbosa (215322)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Mysella planulata (51005)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Nearomya floridana (92776)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Mysella miniuscula (71601 71602)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Mississippi) Mysella sp. (92524)