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Inoperna plenicostata

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Mytilus plenicostatus was named by Anderson (1970). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is West of trigonometric point 25, Hollendarbukta, which is in a Thanetian prodelta limestone in the Basilika Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

It was recombined as Inoperna plenicostata by Hryniewicz et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Mytilus plenicostatus Anderson
2019Inoperna plenicostata Hryniewicz et al. p. 114 fig. 10

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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
genusInopernaConrad 1873
speciesplenicostata(Anderson 1970)

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.

Inoperna plenicostata Anderson 1970
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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: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Inoperna plenicostata (226629) Mytilus plenicostatus (226627)