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Mysella beaufortensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae

Taxonomy
Mysella beaufortensis was named by Ward and Blackwelder (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 203930.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. miniuscula, M. planulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Mysella beaufortensis Ward and Blackwelder p. 148 figs. Plate 12, Figs. 7,8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyMontacutidaeClark 1855
genusMysellaAngas 1877
speciesbeaufortensis

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.

†Mysella beaufortensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:25:43
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:25:43
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) Mysella beaufortensis (58897)