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Adula gruneri

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Modiola (Lithophagus) gruneri was named by Philippi (1851). It is extant.

It was recombined as Adula gruneri by Coan et al. (2000) and Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
  • Lithodomus falcatus was named by Gould (1851). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Botula falcata by Oldroyd (1924); it was recombined as Botula (Adula) falcata by Oldroyd (1925); it was synonymized subjectively with Adula gruneri by Hendy (2021).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Lithodomus falcatus Gould p. 92
1851Modiola (Lithophagus) gruneri Philippi p. 85
1924Botula falcata Oldroyd p. 71
1925Botula (Adula) falcata Oldroyd
2000Adula gruneri Coan et al. p. 178
2021Adula gruneri Hendy

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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
subfamilyLithophaginaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusAdulaAdams and Adams 1857
speciesgruneri(Philippi 1851)

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.

Adula gruneri Philippi 1851
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Invalid names: Botula (Adula) falcata Gould 1851 [synonym]
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: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Botula falcata (138723)