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Mytilus (Mytilus) arnoldi

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus arnoldi was named by Clark (1918) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene; Pacific Coast, North America.]. Its type specimen is UCMP 11153, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Crenomytilus arnoldi by Addicott (1973); it was recombined as Mytilus (Mytilus) arnoldi by Moore (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Mytilus arnoldi Clark p. 135 figs. pl. 12, fig. 1
1973Crenomytilus arnoldi Addicott p. 24
1983Mytilus (Mytilus) arnoldi Moore p. A62 figs. Plate 14, figure 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusMytilusLinnaeus 1758
subgenusMytilusLinnaeus 1758
speciesarnoldi()

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
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