Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Taxonomy
Brachidontes was named by Swainson (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: J l R]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Modiola (Brachidontes) by Whiteaves (1885); it was reranked as Volsella (Brachidontes) by Russell and Landes (1937); it was misspelled as Modiolus (Brachydontes) by Dall (1898), Popenoe (1937), Dartevelle and Freneix (1957), Vokes (1980), Dockery (1982), Moore (1983), Squires (1984), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Squires (1987), Squires (1988), Gordillo (1991), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999), Todd (2001), Sepkoski (2002), Rosenberg (2005), El Qot (2006), Mikkelsen (2006), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Devries (2019).
It was assigned to Modiola by Whiteaves (1885); to Modiolus by Dall (1898); to Volsella by Russell and Landes (1937); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); to Mytilinae by Dockery (1982), Moore (1983) and Rosenberg (2005); to Brachidontinae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Mytilidae by Popenoe (1937), Dartevelle and Freneix (1957), Vokes (1980), Squires (1984), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Squires (1987), Squires (1988), Gordillo (1991), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999), Todd (2001), El Qot (2006), Mikkelsen (2006) and Devries (2019).
It was reranked as Modiola (Brachidontes) by Whiteaves (1885); it was reranked as Volsella (Brachidontes) by Russell and Landes (1937); it was misspelled as Modiolus (Brachydontes) by Dall (1898), Popenoe (1937), Dartevelle and Freneix (1957), Vokes (1980), Dockery (1982), Moore (1983), Squires (1984), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Squires (1987), Squires (1988), Gordillo (1991), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999), Todd (2001), Sepkoski (2002), Rosenberg (2005), El Qot (2006), Mikkelsen (2006), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Devries (2019).
It was assigned to Modiola by Whiteaves (1885); to Modiolus by Dall (1898); to Volsella by Russell and Landes (1937); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); to Mytilinae by Dockery (1982), Moore (1983) and Rosenberg (2005); to Brachidontinae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Mytilidae by Popenoe (1937), Dartevelle and Freneix (1957), Vokes (1980), Squires (1984), Ward and Blackwelder (1987), Squires (1987), Squires (1988), Gordillo (1991), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999), Todd (2001), El Qot (2006), Mikkelsen (2006) and Devries (2019).
Species
B. (Aeidimytilus), B. (Arcomytilus), B. (Austromytilus), B. (Brachidontes), B. (Hormomya), B. (Scolimytilus), B. adamsianus (syn. Mytilus stearnsii), B. alabamensis, B. alabamiensis, B. andinus, B. bifurcatus, B. blanckenhorni, B. domingensis, B. erosa, B. exustus, B. mississippiensis, B. modiolus (syn. Mytilus cubitus, Mytilus citrinus), B. ornatissimus, B. pectinatus, B. semilaevis, B. toechophora, B. ustulatus, B. vineyardensis, Brachyodontes charmesi, Brachyodontes convolutus, Modiolus (Brachydontes) olequahensis, Volsella (Brachidontes) dichotoma
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
---|---|
1840 | Brachidontes Swainson |
1885 | Modiola (Brachidontes) Whiteaves p. 37 |
1898 | Modiolus (Brachydontes) Dall p. 796 |
1937 | Brachidontes Popenoe p. 383 |
1937 | Volsella (Brachidontes) Russell and Landes p. 145 |
1957 | Brachyodontes Dartevelle and Freneix p. 48 |
1980 | Brachidontes Vokes p. 23 |
1982 | Brachidontes Dockery p. 36 |
1983 | Brachidontes Moore p. A66 |
1984 | Brachidontes Squires p. 42 |
1987 | Brachidontes Squires p. 56 |
1987 | Brachidontes Ward and Blackwelder p. 129 |
1988 | Brachidontes Squires p. 18 |
1991 | Brachidontes Gordillo p. 129 |
1998 | Brachidontes Lamprell and Healy p. 78 |
1999 | Brachidontes Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 21 |
2001 | Brachidontes Todd |
2002 | Brachidontes Sepkoski |
2005 | Brachidontes Rosenberg |
2006 | Brachidontes El Qot p. 18 |
2006 | Brachidontes Mikkelsen |
2010 | Brachidontes Bouchet et al. |
2019 | Brachidontes Devries p. 8 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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. Brachidontes Swainson 1840
show all | hide all
Subg. †Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) Agassiz 1842
+
†Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) asper Sowerby 1818
†Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) bathonicus Morris and Lycett 1853
Subg. Brachidontes (Austromytilus) Laseron 1956
Subg. Brachidontes (Brachidontes) Swainson 1840
+
†Brachidontes (Brachidontes) altiobliquus Nelson 1925
†Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi Moore 1983
+
Invalid names: Mytilus dichotomus Cooper 1894 [replaced]
†Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cowlitzensis Weaver and Palmer 1922
+
Invalid names: Modiola ornata Gabb 1864 [synonym]
†Brachidontes (Brachidontes) dichotomus Gabb 1864
†Brachidontes (Brachidontes) kirkerensis Clark 1918
†Brachidontes (Brachidontes) lawsoni Nelson 1925
†Brachidontes (Brachidontes) susanaensis Nelson 1925
Brachidontes (Brachidontes) variabilis Krauss 1848
Subg. Brachidontes (Scolimytilus) Olsson 1961
+
†Brachidontes (Scolimytilus) margaritana Nomland 1917
†Brachidontes (Scolimytilus) subconvexus Trask 1922
Brachidontes adamsianus Dunker 1857
+
Invalid names: Mytilus stearnsii Pilsbry and Raymond 1898 [synonym]
†Brachidontes alabamensis Aldrich 1895
†Brachidontes alabamiensis Aldrich 1895
†Brachidontes andinus Ortmann 1900
†Brachidontes bifurcatus Popenoe 1937
†Brachidontes blanckenhorni El Qot 2006
Brachidontes domingensis Lamarck 1819
Brachidontes exustus Linnaeus 1758
†Brachidontes mississippiensis Conrad 1848
Brachidontes modiolus Linnaeus 1767
+
Invalid names: Mytilus citrinus Röding 1798 [synonym], Mytilus cubitus Say 1822 [synonym]
†Brachidontes ornatissimus d'Orbigny 1844
†Brachidontes pectinatus Lemarck 1801
Brachidontes semilaevis Menke 1848
†Brachidontes toechophora Boettger 1883
†Brachidontes vineyardensis Brown 1905
†Brachyodontes charmesi Thomas and Peron 1890
†Brachyodontes convolutus von Koenen 1897
†Modiolus (Brachydontes) olequahensis Weaver and Palmer 1922
†Volsella (Brachidontes) dichotoma Whiteaves 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available