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Myalina (Orthomyalina)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Myalina (Orthomyalina) Newell
1980Orthomyalina Vokes p. 32
2002Orthomyalina Sepkoski
2004Myalina (Orthomyalina) Kues p. 189

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891
genusMyalina
subgenusOrthomyalina

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.

Subg. †Myalina (Orthomyalina) Newell 1942
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Myalina (Orthomyalina) ampla Meek and Hayden 1864
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Invalid names: Myalina deltoidea Gabb 1859 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: base of the Westphalian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 318.70000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5Spain Myalina subquadrata (73298)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Myalina subquadrata (160173)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Orthomyalina subquadrata (1077)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Myalina subquadrata (157612)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Myalina subquadrata (160176)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Orthomyalina slocomi (159906 159907) Orthomyalina subquadrata (159908)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Orthomyalina subquadrata (1068 1082)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Myalina subquadrata (146828 156695 215690)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Myalina subquadrata (156790) Orthomyalina subquadrata (840 875 876)
Noginskian301.2 - 300.1USA (Kansas) Myalina sp. (11515 11517 11597 11613 11633 11751 11778) Myalina subquadrata (11494 11516 11519 11526 11532 11566 11579 11580 11591 11608 11612 11614 11616 11629 11636 11640 11646 11647 11648 11649 11651 11653 11698 11699 11704 11717 11726 11730 11731 11732 11733 11734 11739 11768 11774 11780 11787 11794 11810)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) Myalina sp. (12434)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Afghanistan Orthomyalina sp. (88263)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hubei) Orthomyalina sp. (123593)