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Crenomytilus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Crenomytilus was named by Soot-Ryen (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1248]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Mytilus (Crenomytilus) by Hertlein and Grant (1972), Moore (1983) and Gladenkov and Sinelnikova (1990).

It was assigned to Mytilus by Hertlein and Grant (1972), Moore (1983) and Gladenkov and Sinelnikova (1990); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); to Crenomytilini by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980) and Ando (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Crenomytilus Soot-Ryen p. 23
1972Mytilus (Crenomytilus) Hertlein and Grant p. 163
1980Crenomytilus Vokes p. 53
1983Mytilus (Crenomytilus) Moore pp. A62 - A63
1990Mytilus (Crenomytilus) Gladenkov and Sinelnikova p. 46
2002Crenomytilus Sepkoski
2010Crenomytilus Bouchet et al.
2024Crenomytilus Ando p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCrenomytilusSoot-Ryen 1955

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. Crenomytilus Soot-Ryen 1955
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†Crenomytilus expansus Arnold 1907
†Crenomytilus schencki Hanna and Hertlein 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available