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Septifer bilocularis

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus bilocularis was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Septifer bilocularis by Récluz (1848) and Spencer et al. (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Mytilus bilocularis Linnaeus
1848Septifer bilocularis Récluz
2004Septifer bilocularis Spencer et al.

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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
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusSeptiferRécluz 1848
speciesbilocularis(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Septifer bilocularis Linnaeus 1758
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:23:33
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:23:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

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

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Mytilus bilocularis (101417)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mozambique Septifer bilocularis (122947)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Septifer bilocularis (122946)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Septifer bilocularis (63207 63351 63355)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Septifer bilocularis (96943 96945)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Septifer bilocularis (81094 81097)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Septifer bilocularis (84621)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Septifer bilocularis (107972)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Septifer bilocularis (96787)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mayotte Septifer bilocularis (209860 209866)