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Discomiltha

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Discomiltha was named by Chavan (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 791]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Myrteinae by Cox et al. (1969) and Vokes (1980); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
D. lirata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Discomiltha Chavan
1969Discomiltha Cox et al. p. 499
1980Discomiltha Vokes p. 103
2002Discomiltha Sepkoski

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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
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMyrteinaeChavan 1969
genusDiscomilthaChavan 1952

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. †Discomiltha Chavan 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: chemosymbioticg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:21:22
Modified: 2004-02-29 20:21:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Tithonian or 161.50000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia D. lirata (13689 13783 13789 13795 13856 13858 13871 13898 13899 13900 13902 13903 13904 13951 13952)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) D. lirata (37955)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia D. lirata (13667 13677)
Late/Upper Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Tunisia D. lirata (13507)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France D. lirata, D. sp. (8807)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) D. lirata (2143 2652)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0France D. lirata (8609)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) D. lirata (4097)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France D. lirata (4785 4789 4849)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal D. sp. (8512 8517)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Greenland D. lirata (1231 1249) D. sp. (1409) D. sp. A (1253 1268 1271)