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Choromytilus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Choromytilus was named by Soot-Ryen (1952). It is extant. Its type is Mytilus chorus.

It was assigned to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980); and to Mytilinae by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Choromytilus Soot-Ryen p. 121
1980Choromytilus Vokes p. 23
2012Choromytilus Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 114

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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
genusChoromytilusSoot-Ryen 1952

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. Choromytilus Soot-Ryen 1952
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Choromytilus chorus Molina 1782
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Chile (Copiapó) C. chorus (223435)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Peru C. sp. (80518)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Chile (Antofagasta) C. chorus (96707)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Peru C. chorus (80406 80409 97651) C. sp. (89179)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Peru C. chorus (219106)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa (Western Cape) C. meridionalis (118308)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Peru C. chorus (97649)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) C. chorus (222834 222837 222838 222840 222875 222876 222878 222879 222880)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Namibia (Erongo) C. meridionalis (124050)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mozambique Chloromytilus meridionalis (122947)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Chloromytilus meridionalis (122933 122941 122946) C. meridionalis (115191)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Peru Mytilus chorus (207003)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Chile (Huasco) C. chorus (223291)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Chile (Copiapó) C. chorus (223446)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Peru (Ica) C. chorus (219059 219105)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129South Africa C. meridionalis (115185)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) C. chorus (43708 43710 43711 43719)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) C. meridionalis (110492)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) C. chorus (96672)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru C. chorus (76643 76647)