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Falcimytilus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Falcimytilus was named by Cox (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 94,663]. It is not extant. Its type is Mytilus suprajurensis.

It was assigned to Modiolinae by Yamani (1982); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Falcimytilus Cox
1980Falcimytilus Vokes p. 24
1982Falcimytilus Yamani
2002Falcimytilus Sepkoski
2014Falcimytilus Ros-Franch et al.

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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
genusFalcimytilusCox 1937

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. †Falcimytilus Cox 1937
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Falcimytilus heranirus Hayami 1958
Falcimytilus nasai Kobayashi and Ichikawa 1950
Falcimytilus tigrensis Blanford 1870
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available