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Falcimytilus suprajurensis

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus suprajurensis was named by Cox (1925). It is the type species of Falcimytilus.

It was recombined as Falcimytilus suprajurensis by Cox (1937).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Mytilus suprajurensis Cox
1937Falcimytilus suprajurensis Cox

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusFalcimytilusCox 1937
speciessuprajurensis(Cox 1925)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:18:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:27:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 166.10000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Falcimytilus suprajurensis (48563 48564 48585 48586 48588 48589 48593 48594 48596 48598 48599 48604 48605)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Falcimytilus suprajurensis (69134)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Greenland Falcimytilus suprajurensis (1240 1461)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Falcimytilus suprajurensis (69135)