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Lithophaga lithophaga

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus lithophaga was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene-Recent; Europe, Mediterranean, Iran.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Lithophagus lithophagus by Sacco (1898); it was recombined as Lithophaga lithophaga by Cox (1936) and Callapez and Ferreira Soares (2000).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Mytilus lithophaga Linnaeus p. 705
1867Lithodomus avitensis Mayer p. 354
1898Lithophagus lithophagus Sacco p. 45
1936Lithophaga lithophaga Cox p. 45
2000Lithophaga lithophaga Callapez and Ferreira Soares p. 315

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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
genusLithophagaRöding 1798
specieslithophaga(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Lithodomus avitensis Mayer 1867 [synonym]
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: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: boringg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:12:23
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:28:43
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Lithophaga lithophaga (178108 178110)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Spain Lithophaga lithophaga (70415)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Romania Lithophaga lithophaga (70056)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) Lithophaga lithophaga (31316)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ukraine Lithophaga lithophaga (66971)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Bulgaria Lithophaga lithophaga (60288 60289 60291 60292)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608France Lithophaga lithophaga (70318)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Lithophaga lithophaga (51688 51689 51690 51691 70539)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Hungary Lithophaga lithophaga (34739)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Moldova Lithophaga lithophaga (78644 78646 78647 78648 78650 78661 78663 78664 78665 78682)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Lithophaga lithophaga (51687)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus Lithophaga lithophaga (34690)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Italy Lithophaga lithophaga (70493)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Morocco Lithophaga lithophaga (173166)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Iran Lithophaga lithophaga (79065)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Lithophaga lithophaga (34723 34724 69860 70888 70890)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Lithophaga lithophaga (69864 70785 70861 70862 70863 70864 70879 70880 70881 70886 70887)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Malta Lithophaga lithophaga (131977)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Iran Lithophaga lithophaga (79068)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Alpes Maritimes) Lithophaga lithophaga (50523)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Corse) Lithophaga lithophaga (84939)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece Lithophaga lithophaga (88774)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Lithophaga lithophaga (56803)