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Bathymodiolus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Bathymodiolus Kenk and Wilson
2006Bathymodiolus Kiel p. 132
2006Bathymodiolus Mikkelsen
2010Bathymodiolus Bouchet et al.
2010Bathymodiolus Kiel et al. p. 38
2013Bathymodiolus Kiel and Amano p. 592

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusBathymodiolusKenk and Wilson 1985

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.

G. Bathymodiolus Kenk and Wilson 1985
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†Bathymodiolus inouei Amano and Jenkins 2011
†Bathymodiolus palmarensis Kiel et al. 2010
†Bathymodiolus satsopensis Kiel and Amano 2013
Bathymodiolus tangaroa Cosel and Marshall 2003
Bathymodiolus thermophilus Kenk and Wilson 1985
†Bathymodiolus willapaensis Squires and Goedert 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:18:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:27:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Tortonian or 48.07000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Washington) Modiolus willapaensis (172001 172002)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) B. willapaensis (191305) Modiolus willapaensis (169032)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) B. willapaensis (205197) B. willapaensis, Modiolus n. sp. (191203)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Japan B. inouei (191323)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3USA (Washington) B. inouei (205199)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) B. willapaensis (205036) Modiolus willapaensis (193971)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan B. inouei (191320)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) B. satsopensis, B. willapaensis (205196) B. willapaensis (205194 205195) Modiolus willapaensis (58964)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Washington) B. inouei (198619)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Colombia B. palmarensis (205204)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) B. inouei (91623) B. satsopensis (205198) B. satsopensis, B. willapaensis (4869)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Venezuela B. palmarensis (205118)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Colombia B. palmarensis (205109)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Trinidad and Tobago B. palmarensis (205116)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago B. sp. (205115)