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Brachidontes alabamensis

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Modiola alabamensis was named by Aldrich (1895) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Atlantic.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Modiolus alabamensis by Cooke (1936); it was recombined as Brachidontes alabamensis by Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Modiola alabamensis Aldrich p. 68 figs. pl. 5, fig. 13
1912Modiola alabamensis Maury p. 43
1936Modiolus alabamensis Cooke p. 44
1965Brachidontes alabamensis Palmer and Brann p. 53

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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
genusBrachidontesSwainson 1840
speciesalabamensis(Aldrich 1895)

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.

†Brachidontes alabamensis Aldrich 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
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: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 08:33:37
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:39:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Priabonian or 58.70000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Texas) Brachidontes alabamensis (91120)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Brachidontes alabamensis (98910) Modiolus alabamensis (101126)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (South Carolina) Modiolus alabamensis (92463) Modulus sp. (92462)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Brachidontes alabamensis (80787 83810 92269 92375)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Louisiana) Brachidontes alabamensis (98926)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Trinidad and Tobago Modiola alabamensis (80172)