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Myadora

Bivalvia - Thraciida - Myochamidae

Taxonomy
Myadora was named by Gray (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myochamidae by Vokes (1980), Lamprell and Healy (1998) and Beu (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Myadora Gray p. 306
1980Myadora Vokes p. 209
1998Myadora Lamprell and Healy p. 216
2002Myadora Sepkoski
2006Myadora Beu p. 301

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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
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderThraciida
superfamilyThracioideaStoliczka 1870
familyMyochamidaeCarpenter 1861
genusMyadoraGray 1840

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. Myadora Gray 1840
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Myadora aequilateralis Johnston 1880
Myadora angustior Tate 1887
Myadora australis Johnston 1880
Myadora corrugata Tate 1887
Myadora delta Marwick 1929
Myadora lamellata Tate 1887
Myadora praelonga Tate 1887
Myadora tenuilirata Tate 1887
Myadora trigona Reeve 1844
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:44:16
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:44:16
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.4 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Victoria) M. lamellata (71236)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand M. antipoda (67897)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) M. corrugata, M. praelonga (179602) Myodora tenuilirata (72206) Myodora tenuilirata, Myodora australis (72210)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) M. corrugata (63432)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Myodora gabrieli (166744)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan M. japonica (97111)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia M. trigona (72097 72098 72099 72105)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Niigata) M. japnica (89861)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Taiwan M. proxima (96254 96265)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand M. novaezelandiae (89043)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Myodora reeviana (88886)