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Mysidioptera riceae

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Mysidioptera riceae was named by Waterhouse (1960). Its type specimen is NZGS TM 2101, a valve (left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GS 1431, Waiwera River (G46/f9475), which is in an Otamitan marine horizon in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Mysidioptera riceae Waterhouse p. 435 figs. 8,12-14,16-20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusMysidioptera
speciesriceae

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.

Mysidioptera riceae Waterhouse 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height1025.720.532.026.23.78

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Otamitan or 221.50000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otamitan221.5 - 212.0New Zealand Mysidioptera riceae (137215 137216 137220 137221 137222 137223 type locality: 137224 137225 137226 137227 137228 137229)