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Aviculomyalina

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Aviculomyalina was named by Assman (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis-m Tr Anis-u Sepkoski's reference number: 674]. Its type is Aviculomyalina lata.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myalinidae by Vokes (1980), Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species
A. lata (type species), A. undulata, A. williamsi
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Aviculomyalina Assman p. 608
1980Aviculomyalina Vokes p. 31
2002Aviculomyalina Sepkoski
2014Aviculomyalina Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891
genusAviculomyalinaAssman 1916

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.

G. †Aviculomyalina Assman 1916
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Aviculomyalina lata Assmann 1916
Aviculomyalina williamsi McLearn 1941
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Lacian or 243.33000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Italy A. undulata (175096)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Germany A. angusta (34416)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) A. williamsi (204756)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Oregon) Mysidioptera williamsi (33294 36755)