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Crenomytilus grayanus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus grayanus was named by Dunker (1853) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Recent; Japan, northeastern Asia.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Crenomytilus grayanus by Noda et al. (1984), Ogasawara et al. (1985), Ando (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. ivantischini, Mytilus aquitanicus, Mytilus haidingeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Mytilus grayanus Dunker
1984Crenomytilus grayanus Noda et al. pp. 2-7 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-3
1985Crenomytilus grayanus Ogasawara et al. p. 32
2024Crenomytilus grayanus Ando p. 68

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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
genusCrenomytilusSoot-Ryen 1955
speciesgrayanus(Dunker 1853)

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.

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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: 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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Pliocene or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Russian Federation Crenomytilus grayanus (70448)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Japan (Gifu) Crenomytilus grayanus (227082)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Japan Mytilus grayanus (44962)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Russian Federation Crenomytilus grayanus (49978)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Japan Crenomytilus grayanus (71050) Mytilus grayanus (52123 52124 52166 52187 52233)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation Crenomytilus grayanus (70567)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation Crenomytilus grayanus (49977)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan Mytilus grayanus (97088)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Russian Federation Crenomytilus grayanus (70469)