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Myonia (Myomedia) carinata

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Pachydomus carinatus was named by Morris (1845). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Illawarra (Strzelecki coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Maeonia carinata by Dana (1849), Laseron (1910) and Etheridge (1919); it was recombined as Sanguinolites carinatus by Reed (1932); it was recombined as Myonia (Myomedia) carinata by Waterhouse (1969), Waterhouse (1983) and Waterhouse (1988); it was recombined as Myonia (Myonia) carinata by Muromtseva and Guskov (1984); it was recombined as Myonia carinata by Runnegar (1967) and Parfrey (1988).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Pachydomus carinatus Morris p. 273 figs. Pl 11, fig 3
1847Cypricardia rugulosa Dana p. 157
1847Pachydomus carinatus M'Coy p. 301
1849Maeonia carinata Dana p. 696
1849Maeonia fragilis Dana p. 696 figs. Pl 6, fig 2
1890Pachydomus carinatus Foord p. 154
1910Maeonia carinata Laseron p. 206
1919Myonia minor Etheridge p. 187 figs. Pl 29, figs 5-8
1919Maeonia carinata Etheridge Jr. p. 187 figs. Pl 29, figs 5-8
1932Sanguinolites carinatus Reed p. 38 figs. Pl 9, figs 12,13
1960Thracia alta Lutkevitch and Lobanova
1960Thracia longa Lutkevitch and Lobanova
1967Myonia carinata Runnegar p. 50 figs. Pl 4, figs 8, 9; pl 5, fig 20; pl 12, figs 7, 14
1969Myonia (Myomedia) carinata Waterhouse p. 67
1976Myonia (Myonia) sulcatiformis Astafieva-Urbaitis
1976Myonia (Pachymyonia) bytantajensis Astafieva-Urbaitis
1976Myonia (Pachymyonia) lutkevitchi Astafieva-Urbaitis
1983Myonia (Myomedia) carinata Waterhouse p. 251 figs. Pl 5, fig 7; pl 6, fig 14
1984Myonia (Myonia) carinata Muromtseva and Guskov p. 96 figs. Pl 41, figs 9-12; pl 45, figs 1,2,8,9; pl 46, figs 1-6
1988Myonia carinata Parfrey p. 24 figs. Pl 5, fig 20
1988Myonia (Myomedia) carinata Waterhouse p. 183 figs. Pl 7, fig 3; pl 15, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyVacunellinae(Astafieva-Urbajtis 1973)
genusMyonia
subgenusMyomedia
speciescarinata()

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.

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Invalid names: Cypricardia rugulosa Dana 1847 [synonym], Maeonia fragilis Dana 1849 [synonym], Myonia (Myonia) sulcatiformis Astafieva-Urbaitis 1976 [synonym], Myonia (Pachymyonia) bytantajensis Astafieva-Urbaitis 1976 [synonym], Myonia (Pachymyonia) lutkevitchi Astafieva-Urbaitis 1976 [synonym], Myonia minor Etheridge 1919 [synonym], Thracia alta Lutkevitch and Lobanova 1960 [synonym], Thracia longa Lutkevitch and Lobanova 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height1338.823.072.034.619.0

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:33:56
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:33:56
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Clapham 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Capitanian or 293.52000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Pachydomus carinatus (131548)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Kashmir) Sanguinolites carinatus (86534)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Mongolia Myonia carinata (116247)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (New South Wales) Maeonia carinata (161842)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28Australia (Tasmania) Pachydomus carinatus (133749)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Cypricardia rugulosa (133336) Maeonia carinata (133334) Maeonia fragilis (98110) Myonia carinata (135925) Pachydomus carinatus (133342 134048)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand Myonia carinata (52843)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Nelson) Myonia carinata (41797)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Australia (Queensland) Myonia carinata (105130)
Wordian - Wuchiapingian266.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Pachydomus carinatus (123246 123255)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Myonia carinata (114237 114396) Myonia sulcatiformis (101696 101697)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Myonia carinata (101569 103021 104740 105009 120326 120334 120335 120336 120337 120338 120339 120340 120341 120342 120343 120536 120539 120661 120663 120665 135921 135924 135926)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Tasmania) Myonia carinata (105431 105432 105434)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation Myonia carinata (114397)