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Musculinae
Taxonomy
Musculinae was named by Iredale (1939). It is extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Crenellinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Mytilidae by Spencer et al. (2004); and to Crenellidae by Carter et al. (2011).
It was synonymized subjectively with Crenellinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Mytilidae by Spencer et al. (2004); and to Crenellidae by Carter et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1939 | Musculinae Iredale |
| 2004 | Musculinae Spencer et al. |
| 2011 | Musculinae Carter et al. p. 6 |
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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.
Subfm. Musculinae Iredale 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Zanclean or 23.04000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Modiolarca prisca (48068) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Argentina | Modiolarca prisca (71403) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) | Modiolarca excavata (41473) | |
| Zanclean | Belgium | Modiolarca subpicta (86801) | |
| Pliocene | Belgium | Modiolarca subpicta (76982) |