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Musculus nanulus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae

Taxonomy
Musculus nanulus was named by Thiele (1930). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Musculus nanulus Thiele p. 590 figs. fig. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyCrenellidaeGray 1840
subfamilyCrenellinaeGray 1840
genusMusculusRoding 1798
speciesnanulusThiele 1930

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.

Musculus nanulus Thiele 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 08:42:29
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:26:14
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Musculus nanulus (63351)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Musculus nanulus (63350)