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Myopholadinae

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae

Taxonomy
Myopholadidae was named by Cox (1964) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5069].

It was synonymized subjectively with Ceratomyidae by Bouchet et al. (2010); it was reranked as the subfamily Myopholadinae by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Pholadomyacea by Vokes (1980); to Pleuromyoidea by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Ceratomyidae by Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa
Myopholas

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Myopholadidae Cox
1980Myopholadidae Vokes p. 206
2009Myopholadidae Nevesskaja
2011Myopholadinae Carter et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPleuromyoideaDall 1900
familyCeratomyidaeArkell 1934
subfamilyMyopholadinae(Cox 1964)
subfamilyMyopholadinae(Cox 1964)

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.

Subfm. †Myopholadinae Cox 1964
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G. †Myopholas Douvillé 1908
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†Myopholas hardyi Imlay 1964
†Myopholas multicostata Agassiz 1842
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Albian or 182.70000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Vietnam (South Viet-Nam) Myopholas minor (37217)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Spain Myopholas sp. (51613)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1China (Tibet) Myopholas sp. (201839)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1USA (Utah) Myopholas hardyi (167256)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1China Myopholas multicostata (127178)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Myopholas acuticostata (38401)
Bathonian - Kimmeridgian168.3 - 152.1China (Qinghai) Myopholas sp., Myopholas multicostata (59649)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Russian Federation Myopholas sp. (68351)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Myopholas mutabilis (125165)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Myopholas acuticosta (36546)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2USA (Utah) Myopholas hardyi (169130 169138)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Afghanistan Myopholas acuticosta (85947)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Myopholas multicostata (13810)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Myopholas multicostata (13586 13587)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3China (Qinghai) Myopholas multicostata (37882 37925 37926)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Kenya Myopholas manderaensis (36510)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Myopholas sp. (4920)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Japan (Fukushima) Myopholas acuticostata (40546)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Myopholas multicostata (8318 8426 8603 68602)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Portugal Myopholas multicostata (8284 8286)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Myopholas sp. (58775)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) Myopholas sp. (185666)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Myopholas multicostata (68234)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal Myopholas multicostata (7869 7870 8163 8317 8319)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Japan (Gumma) Myopholas sp. (40487)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Myopholas semicostata (1778)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Laos (Savannakhet) Myopholas sp. (130271)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Myopholas sp. (6280)