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Taxonomy
Amygdalum was named by Megerle (1811) [Sepkoski's age data: K Haut-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 159,1112]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Modiola (Amygdalum) by Martin (1916).
It was assigned to Modiola by Martin (1916); to Modiolinae by Maxwell (1992); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Wienrich (1999), Todd (2001) and Mikkelsen (2006).
It was reranked as Modiola (Amygdalum) by Martin (1916).
It was assigned to Modiola by Martin (1916); to Modiolinae by Maxwell (1992); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Wienrich (1999), Todd (2001) and Mikkelsen (2006).
Species
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.
G. Amygdalum Megerle 1811
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Subg. Amygdalum (Modiolula) Sacco 1808
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Modiolula phaseolina Philippi 1844
†Modiolula pygmaea Philippi 1843
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Invalid names: Modiola lemeslei Cossmann and Lambert 1884 [synonym]
†Amygdalum barbatiaeformis Martin 1916
†Amygdalum progoensis Martin 1916
†Amygdalum simplex Sowerby 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Neocomian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 145.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.77 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.77 Ma
Collections (52 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Neocomian | Japan (Gumma) | A. ishidoense (40488) | |
Aptian | Japan (Iwate) | A. ishidoense (40553) | |
Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | A. simplex (3266 3268) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | A. simplex (3259) A. sp. (8105) | |
Bartonian | New Zealand | A. n. sp. (67590) A. sp. (64750) | |
Rupelian | Belgium | Modiolula pygmaea (111366 111371 111373) | |
Late/Upper Oligocene | New Zealand | A. sp. (67857) | |
Chattian | Denmark (Jylland) | Modiolula pygmaea (9170) | |
Chattian | Denmark (Jutland) | Modiolula pygmaea (9176) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) | Modiolula phaseolina (62882) | |
Burdigalian | Germany | Modiolula phaseolina (111599) | |
Altonian | New Zealand | A. dolichum (67821) | |
Langhian - Serravallian | Netherlands | Modiolula phaseolina (186883 186884) | |
Middle Miocene | New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) | A. sp. (45181) | |
Middle Miocene | Indonesia | A. barbatiaeformis, A. progoensis (70086) | |
Middle Miocene | Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) | A. longum (61896) Modiolula phaseolina (61897 61898 61900 61905 61906 62885) | |
Middle Miocene | Poland | Modiolula phaseolina (51689 51690 51691) | |
Serravallian | Belgium | Modiolula phaseolina (77860) | |
Badenian | Poland | Modiolula phaseolina (51687) | |
Tortonian | Belgium (Antwerpen) | Modiolula phaseolina (48092) | |
Tortonian | Belgium | Modiolula phaseolina (77863 77866 77868 77869 77870 77871) | |
Kapitean | New Zealand (Southland) | A. striatum (179820) | |
Zanclean | Belgium | Modiolula phasiolina (86801 86802) | |
Zanclean | United Kingdom (England) | Modiola phaseolina (84755 84795) | |
Pliocene | Belgium | Modiolula phasiolina (76982) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | United Kingdom (England) | Modiola phaseolina (84764) | |
Piacenzian | Belgium | Modiolula phasiolina (86804) | |
Gelasian | Belgium | Modiolula phasiolina (86807) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Italy | Modiolula phaseolina (78312) | |
Castlecliffian | New Zealand | A. striatum (89043) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Netherlands | Modiolula phaseolina (98196) |