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Taxonomy
Mytilus pygmaeus was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
It was recombined as Modiola pygmaea by Münster (1840); it was replaced with Mytilus subpygmaeus by Laube (1865); it was recombined as Modiola (Septiola) pygmaea by Bittner (1895) and Broili (1904); it was recombined as Septiola pygmaea by Allasinaz (1966) and Jelen (1989); it was recombined as Modiolus pygmaeus by Komatsu et al. (2004).
It was recombined as Modiola pygmaea by Münster (1840); it was replaced with Mytilus subpygmaeus by Laube (1865); it was recombined as Modiola (Septiola) pygmaea by Bittner (1895) and Broili (1904); it was recombined as Septiola pygmaea by Allasinaz (1966) and Jelen (1989); it was recombined as Modiolus pygmaeus by Komatsu et al. (2004).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1840 | Modiola pygmaea Münster |
| 1841 | Mytilus pygmaeus Münster p. 80 figs. Pl 7, fig 26 |
| 1849 | Mytilus subpygmaeus d'Orbigny p. 200 |
| 1865 | Mytilus subpygmaeus Laube p. 44 |
| 1895 | Modiola (Septiola) pygmaea Bittner |
| 1904 | Modiola (Septiola) pygmaea Broili |
| 1966 | Septiola pygmaea Allasinaz |
| 1989 | Septiola pygmaea Jelen p. 35 |
| 2004 | Modiolus pygmaeus Komatsu et al. |
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†Mytilus pygmaeus Münster 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available