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Mytiloceramus polyplocus

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus polyplocus was named by Roemer (1857). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Mytiloceramus polyplocus by Sey and Kalacheva (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Inoceramus polyplocus Roemer
1980Mytiloceramus polyplocus Sey and Kalacheva

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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
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidaeGiebel 1852
genusMytiloceramusSowerby 1814
speciespolyplocus(Roemer 1857)

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.

Mytiloceramus polyplocus Roemer 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:12:15
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:12:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Aalenian or 201.30000 to 170.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Greenland Inoceramus polyplocus (162108)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Greenland Inoceramus polyplocus (162088)
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Russian Federation Mytiloceramus polyplocus (129593 129816)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Canada (Yukon) Inoceramus polyplocus (34186 34227 34236)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Russian Federation Mytiloceramus polyplocus (129595 129675)
Discites171.6 - 167.7Luxembourg Mytiloceramus polyplocus (141488)