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Taxonomy
Brachidontes (Brachidontes) was named by Swainson (1840). It is extant.
It was assigned to Brachidontes by Swainson (1840), Moore (1983), Squires (1984), Squires (1987) and Squires (1988).
It was assigned to Brachidontes by Swainson (1840), Moore (1983), Squires (1984), Squires (1987) and Squires (1988).
Subtaxa
Brachidontes (Brachidontes) altiobliquus, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi (syn. Mytilus dichotomus), Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cowlitzensis (syn. Modiola ornata), Brachidontes (Brachidontes) dichotomus, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) kirkerensis, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) lawsoni, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) susanaensis, Brachidontes (Brachidontes) variabilis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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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.
Subg. Brachidontes (Brachidontes) Swainson 1840
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†Brachidontes (Brachidontes) altiobliquus Nelson 1925
†Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cooperi Moore 1983
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Invalid names: Mytilus dichotomus Cooper 1894 [replaced]
†Brachidontes (Brachidontes) cowlitzensis Weaver and Palmer 1922
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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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Angulata to the top of the Holocene or 201.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 196.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 196.5 Ma
Collections (97 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Angulata | France (Lorraine) | Mytilus dichotomus (53947) | |
Cenomanian | Jordan | Brachidontes fulpensis (154969) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian | Jordan | Brachidontes fulpensis (154977) | |
Turonian | Jordan | Brachidontes fulpensis (154978) | |
Paleocene | USA (California) | Brachidontes lawsoni (11117) | |
Selandian | USA (California) | Brachidontes lawsoni (205398) Septifer susanaensis (215686) | |
Thanetian | USA (California) | Brachidontes lawsoni (52596 52599) Brachidontes ornatus (52612 52613) | |
Ypresian | USA (Oregon) | Brachidontes cowlitzensis (52266 52267 52268 52272 52273 52275 52278 52303 52304 52305 200795) | |
Ypresian | USA (Washington) | Brachidontes cowlitzensis (5544 5549) | |
Ypresian | USA (California) | Brachidontes cowlitzensis (122294 178748 201250) Brachidontes ornatus (52614) Modiolus ornatus (52421 52422 52423 52424 52426 52428 52429 52430 52431 52434) | |
Ypresian - Lutetian | USA (California) | Brachidontes cowlitzensis (8011) | |
Ypresian - Lutetian | USA (Oregon) | Volsella cowlitzensis (37871) | |
Eocene | USA (California) | Septifer dichotomus (207118) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | USA (California) | Brachidontes cowlitzensis (111554) | |
Middle Eocene | USA (California) | Brachidontes dichotomus (4900) | |
Lutetian | USA (Oregon) | Mytilus dichotomus (200892 200911 200914) | |
Lutetian | USA (California) | Brachidontes cowlitzensis (5532 8012 94820 94821 94822 94827 178733 194412 194413 194414 200845 200852 201701 207156 207158 207172) | |
Lutetian - Bartonian | USA (Washington) | Mytilus dichotomus (43340 43344 43347) | |
Bartonian | USA (Alaska) | Brachidontes cowlitzensis (194397) | |
Bartonian | USA (California) | Brachidontes ornatus (52804) Brachiodontes ornatus (52803) | |
Bartonian | USA (Washington) | Brachidontes cowlitzensis, Brachidontes dichotomus (161922) Brachidontes cowlitzensis, Mytilus dichotomus, Septifer dichotomus (52207) Brachidontes dichotomus (161924) Modiolus cowlitzensis (201124) Modiolus cowlitzensis, Mytilus dichotomus (203164) Mytilus dichotomus (52208) Mytilus dichotomus, Brachidontes cowlitzensis (52204) | |
Burdigalian | Argentina | Brachidontes ortmanni (65179) | |
Burdigalian | Venezuela (Falcon) | Brachidontes grammatus (43063) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | Trinidad and Tobago | Brachidontes sp. (60410 60412 60413 60414 60415 60416 60417 60644 60646 60647 60653 60655) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Brachidontes vetustus (79331) | |
Pleistocene | Eritrea | Mytilus variabilis (101417) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Argentina | Brachidontes purpuratus (71605 71606) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Argentina | Brachidontes purpuratus (71610) Brachidontes purpuratus, Brachidontes rodriguezi (71607) | |
Holocene | Argentina | Brachidontes purpuratus (71675 71676) |