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Mytiloconcha

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytiloconcha was named by Conrad (1862). It is extant.

It was reranked as Mytilus (Mytiloconcha) by Glenn (1904), Clark (1918), Clark and Arnold (1923), Mansfield (1940), Durham (1944).

It was assigned to Mytilus by Glenn (1904), Clark (1918), Clark and Arnold (1923), Mansfield (1940), Durham (1944); and to Mytilidae by Olsson (1967), Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Mytiloconcha Conrad
1904Mytilus (Mytiloconcha) Glenn p. 362
1918Mytilus (Mytiloconcha) Clark p. 135
1923Mytilus (Mytiloconcha) Clark and Arnold p. 142
1940Mytilus (Mytiloconcha) Mansfield p. 177
1944Mytilus (Mytiloconcha) Durham p. 140
1967Mytiloconcha Olsson p. 7
2001Mytiloconcha Todd

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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
genusMytiloconchaConrad 1862

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. Mytiloconcha Conrad 1862
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†Mytiloconcha dariensis Olsson 1967
†Mytilus (Mytiloconcha) vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923
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
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 08:26:49
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:26:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 27.30000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Canada (British Columbia) Mytilus matthewsonii (63087 206861) Mytilus vancouverensis (7738)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Mytilus incurvus (42424)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) Mytilus incurva (18579)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Darien) M. dariensis (131199) M. sp. (136104)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) M. conradiana (79761 79764) M. sp. (92741)