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Crenomytilus expansus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus mathewsoni expansus was named by Arnold (1907) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene; Pacific Coast, North America.]. Its type specimen is USNM 164968, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mytilus mathewsonii expansus by Arnold (1907); it was recombined as Mytilus expansus by Loel and Corey (1932); it was recombined as Crenomytilus expansus by Addicott (1973) and Schoellhamer et al. (1981); it was recombined as Mytilus (Crenomytilus) expansus by Moore (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Mytilus mathewsonii expansus Arnold p. 528 figs. pl. 43, fig. 2
1932Mytilus expansus Loel and Corey p. 205 figs. Plate 34, figure 1
1973Crenomytilus expansus Addicott p. 23
1981Crenomytilus expansus Schoellhamer et al. p. D92
1983Mytilus (Crenomytilus) expansus Moore p. A63 figs. Plate 15, figure 5

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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
speciesexpansus()

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.

Crenomytilus expansus Arnold 1907
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Tortonian or 28.10000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (California) Crenomytilus expansus (219729)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Mytilus expansus (52417 52418)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (California) Mytilus expansus (37516)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Crenomytilus expansus (94851 94852 94854 196169) Mytilus expansus (71223 196138 203554)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Crenomytilus expansus (70443)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation Crenomytilus expansus (49978)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation Crenomytilus expansus (70567)