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Brachidontes (Arcomytilus)

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) was named by Agassiz (1842).

It was assigned to Brachidontes by Agassiz (1842).

Subtaxa
Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) asper, Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) bathonicus
Species lacking formal opinion data
Arcomytilus amoricus, Arcomytilus couloni, Arcomytilus furcarus, Arcomytilus hirsonensis, Arcomytilus laitmairensi, Arcomytilus latimairensis, Arcomytilus morrisi, Arcomytilus morrisis, Arcomytilus orrisi, Arcomytilus pectinatus, Arcomytilus primigenius, Arcomytilus primigenus, Arcomytilus somaliensis, Arcomytilus subpectinatus, Brachidontes araripensis, Brachidontes arcturusensis, Brachidontes arlingtonanus, Brachidontes biali, Brachidontes briarti, Brachidontes charmesi, Brachidontes ciplyana, Brachidontes citrinus, Brachidontes corrugatus, Brachidontes cossmanni, Brachidontes couloni, Brachidontes crebristriatus, Brachidontes crenulata, Brachidontes filisculptus microcostae, Brachidontes filisculptus, Brachidontes fulpensis, Brachidontes fulpensis, Brachidontes grammatus, Brachidontes granulata, Brachidontes guppyi, Brachidontes jeremejewi, Brachidontes kamtschaticus, Brachidontes kovatschensis, Brachidontes lineatus, Brachidontes linguatulus, Brachidontes marginatus, Brachidontes mashikensis, Brachidontes matchgaransis, Brachidontes montensis, Brachidontes multilingera, Brachidontes nankoi, Brachidontes nonbifurcus, Brachidontes ogasawarai, Brachidontes ortmanni, Brachidontes potomacensis, Brachidontes purpuratus, Brachidontes purpuratus, Brachidontes pyriformis, Brachidontes radiatula, Brachidontes rigaulti, Brachidontes rodriguezi, Brachidontes saffordi, Brachidontes sahaleurai, Brachidontes sakakurai, Brachidontes senegalensis, Brachidontes somalicus, Brachidontes stubbsi, Brachidontes suberosus, Brachidontes subpectinatus, Brachidontes taurinensis, Brachidontes tenuisculpta, Brachidontes texanus, Brachidontes vectiensis, Brachidontes vetustus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) Agassiz

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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
subfamilyMytilinaeRafinesque 1815
genusBrachidontesSwainson 1840
subgenusArcomytilusAgassiz 1842

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.

Subg. †Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) Agassiz 1842
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†Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) bathonicus Morris and Lycett 1853
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 08:33:37
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:39:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 168.20000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Kenya Brachidontes asper (36457)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Champagne-Ardenne) Brachidontes asper (96166)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Brachidontes bathonicus (96159)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Kenya Brachidontes asper (36468)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian154.8 - 145.06Tanzania Brachidontes subpectinatus (35570)
Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Germany Brachidontes couloni (13399 13400 13401)