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Taxonomy
Promytilus was named by Newell (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: C Ms P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 157].
It was assigned to Modiolinae by Hoare et al. (1978); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mytilidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Modiolinae by Hoare et al. (1978); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mytilidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1942 | Promytilus Newell p. 37 |
| 1978 | Promytilus Hoare et al. p. 1023 |
| 2002 | Promytilus Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Promytilus Ros-Franch et al. |
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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. †Promytilus Newell 1942
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†Promytilus acinaciformis Harrington 1955
†Promytilus annosus Newell 1942
†Promytilus annosus annosus Newell 1942
†Promytilus borealis Kurushin 1989
†Promytilus cancellatus Maxwell 1964
†Promytilus ensiformis Li and Ding 1982
†Promytilus laevis Li and Ding 1982
†Promytilus maiyensis Nakazawa and Newell 1968
†Promytilus mazzolenii Larghi 2005
†Promytilus merlai Prinoth and Posenato 2023
†Promytilus mytiliformis Etheridge 1892
†Promytilus pottsvillensis Hoare et al. 1978
†Promytilus priscus Newell 1942
†Promytilus semiorbicularis Fang 1987
†Promytilus swallovi McChesney 1860
†Promytilus vetulus Newell 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| height | 1 | 14.5 | - | - | - | - | |
| shell height | 4 | 12.8 | 8.70 | 28.0 | 10.6 | 9.13 | |
| valve height | 60 | 14.3 | 5.10 | 43.0 | 14.4 | 9.74 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Chesterian to the top of the Spathian or 335.50000 to 247.20000 Ma
Collections (108 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigantian | United Kingdom (England) | P. sp. (57131) | |
| Brigantian - Pendleian | USA (Pennsylvania) | P. sp. (2774) | |
| Chesterian | USA (West Virginia) | P. illinoisensis (92956 92967) | |
| Namurian | Argentina (Chubut) | P. sp. (43625) | |
| Morrowan | USA (Arizona) | P. sp. (42667 42700) | |
| Early/Lower Pennsylvanian | USA (Nevada) | Myalina swallovi (229428) | |
| Bashkirian - Moscovian | Argentina | P. patagonicus, P. sp. (64622) P. sp. (88666) | |
| Atokan | USA (Ohio) | P. pottsvillensis (64910 64911 71961 71969 71970 79386) | |
| Atokan | USA (Arizona) | P. sp. (42715) | |
| Moscovian | USA (Kentucky) | P. vetulus (195795) | |
| Kashirian - Myachkovian | USA (New Mexico) | P. sp. (46548) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Ohio) | P. pottsvillensis (72007) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (New Mexico) | P. sp. (146530) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Missouri) | P. annosus (70252 70280 70287 70289) | |
| Missourian | USA (Kansas) | Myalina swallovi (233341) | |
| Virgilian | USA (Kansas) | P. vetulus (872) | |
| Virgilian | USA (Illinois) | P. annosus (49830) | |
| Noginskian | USA (Kansas) | P. sp. (11514 11519 11535 11567 11642 11744 11831) P. vetulus (11726 11728 11731) | |
| Asselian | Brazil | P. sp. (139503) | |
| Asselian | Mexico | P. sp. (117974) | |
| Asselian | USA (Kansas) | P. sp. (12441) P. vetulus (825 826) | |
| Asselian | Australia (Tasmania) | P. cancellatus (105477) | |
| Sakmarian | Argentina | P. acinaciformis (132806 132807 132808 132809 132811) | |
| Sakmarian | Australia (Queensland) | P. cancellatus (144843) | |
| Sakmarian | Australia (Tasmania) | P. cancellatus (105494 105498) | |
| Sakmarian | Oman | P. mazzolenii (111044 111046 111047) | |
| Artinskian | Australia (Queensland) | Volsellina cancellatus (66215 66234) | |
| Artinskian | USA (Kansas) | P. vetulus (115887 115890) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Nevada) | P. sp. (10448) | |
| Kungurian | Russian Federation | P. retusus (97001 113905 113940 113941 113942 113943 113944 113945 113948) | |
| Kungurian | Australia (Queensland) | P. sp. (116240) Volsellina cancellatus (66233) | |
| Kungurian | Japan | P. sp. b (114532) | |
| Roadian | USA (Arizona) | P. retusus (39998 39999 40000) | |
| Roadian | Russian Federation | P. retusus (113946 113947) | |
| Wordian | New Zealand (Southland) | P. mytiliformis (41780 41796) P. sp., P. mytiliformis (41767) | |
| Wordian | New Zealand (Nelson) | P. sp. (41797) | |
| Wordian | Japan | P. maiyensis (114492) | |
| Capitanian | New Zealand (Southland) | P. sp. (41777 41779) | |
| Capitanian | China (Guangdong) | P. sp. (113865) | |
| Capitanian | China (Hunan) | P. semiorbicularis (107815) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Jiangxi) | P. ensiformis (102123) P. laevis (102114) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Hunan) | P. semiorbicularis (107820) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Guangxi) | P. sp. (50022 50025 50026) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Greenland | P. priscus (107527) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Greece | P. sp. (64171 64173) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Guizhou) | P. aurioides (121006) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Australia (Queensland) | P. sp. (103413) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Malaysia (Pahang) | P. maiyensis (52095) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | China (Hunan) | P. sp. (123647) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Chongqing) | P. sp. (94984) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Fujian) | P. ensiformis (95482 95483) | |
| Changhsingian | Italy | P. merlai (230025 230054) | |
| Changhsingian | Japan | P. sp. a, P. maiyensis (114491) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Guizhou) | P. sp. (112009) | |
| Spathian | Russian Federation | P. borealis (99910 107200) |