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Mytilus antiqorum

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus antiqorum was named by Sowerby (1821) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; northern Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Mytilus antiqorum Sowerby p. 133 figs. pl. 275, figs. 1-3
2000Mytilus antiqorum Vervoenen et al. p. 74

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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
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusMytilusLinnaeus 1758
speciesantiqorumSowerby 1821

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.

Mytilus antiqorum Sowerby 1821
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Diagnosis
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