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Myalinidae

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Myalinidae Frech
1965Myalinidae Newell p. 17
1980Anthraconautidae Kanev
1980Myalinidae Vokes p. 31
2005Myalinidae McRoberts and Newell p. 3
2006Myalinidae Anelli et al. p. 1128
2009Myalinidae Nevesskaja
2010Myalinidae Bouchet et al.
2011Myalinidae Carter et al. p. 8
2014Myalinidae 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
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891

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.

Fm. †Myalinidae Frech 1891
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G. †Arctomyalina Logan 1970
G. †Aviculomyalina Assman 1916
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Aviculomyalina lata Assmann 1916
Aviculomyalina williamsi McLearn 1941
G. †Dorcadungula Bensaid et al. 1979
G. †Elversella McRoberts and Newell 2001
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Elversella rugosa McRoberts and Newell 2001
G. †Hemimenion Guo 1988
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Hemimenion cuneatum Guo 1988
G. †Liebea Waagen 1881
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Liebea dieneri Vaillant-Couturier Treat 1933
Liebea indica Waagen 1881
Liebea macros Liang 1980
Liebea mediterranea Gemmellaro 1896
Liebea sacculus Reed 1944
Liebea septifer King 1844
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Invalid names: Modiola acuminata Sowerby 1829 [replaced]
Liebea squamosa Sowerby 1829
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Invalid names: Mytilus hausmanni Goldfuss 1837 [synonym]
G. †Myalina de Koninck 1842
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Subg. †Myalina (Myalina) de Koninck 1842
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Myalina (Myalina) arbala Newell 1942
Myalina (Myalina) aviculoides Meek and Hayden 1860
Myalina (Myalina) copha Newell 1942
Myalina (Myalina) lepta Newell 1942
Myalina (Myalina) petina Newell 1942
Myalina (Myalina) sinuata Branson 1930
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Invalid names: Myalina recurvirostris Meek and Worthen 1860 [synonym]
Subg. †Myalina (Myalinella) Newell 1942
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Myalinella acutirostris Newell and Burma 1941
Myalinella adunca Chronic 1952
Myalinella meeki Dunbar 1924
Myalinella newelli Hautmann et al. 2011
Myalinella patriarchalis Waagen 1881
Subg. †Myalina (Orthomyalina) Newell 1942
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Myalina (Orthomyalina) ampla Meek and Hayden 1864
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Invalid names: Myalina deltoidea Gabb 1859 [synonym]
Subg. †Myalina (Selenimyalina) Newell 1942
Myalina chilena Gonzalez 1986
Myalina compressa Snider 1915
Myalina congeneris Walcott 1884
Myalina copei Whitfield 1902
Myalina dalecarlica Isberg 1934
Myalina degeeri Lundgren 1887
Myalina falcata Grabau 1931
Myalina flexuosa Muromtseva 1984
Myalina golfussiana de Koninck 1842
Myalina kansasensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
Myalina kiparisovae Kurushin 1985
Myalina lamellosa McRoberts and Newell 2005
Myalina leptaenarum Isberg 1934
Myalina longicardinalis Snider 1915
Myalina mongugaensis Maslennikov 1948
Myalina nemesis Walcott 1884
Myalina nessus Walcott 1884
Myalina orsae Isberg 1934
Myalina parallela Easton 1962
Myalina permiana Shumard 1860
Myalina pernaformis Cox 1857
Myalina plicata McRoberts and Newell 2005
Myalina recta Shumard 1858
Myalina semiglobosa Isberg 1934
Myalina tommasii Salomon 1895
Myalina vetusta Bittner 1899
Invalid names: Myalina longinqua Xu 1980 [nomen nudum]
G. †Naiadites Dawson 1860
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Invalid names: Anthracoptera Salter [synonym]
G. †Novaculapermia McRoberts and Newell 1997
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Novaculapermia boydi McRoberts and Newell 1997
G. †Pachymytilus Zittel 1881
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Subg. †Pachymytilus (Pseudopachymytilus) Krumbeck 1923
G. †Posidoniella Koninck 1885
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G. †Promyalina Kittl 1903
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Promyalina diana Guo 1985
Promyalina groenlandica Newell 1955
Promyalina hindi Kittl 1903
Promyalina hunanensis Zhang 1977
Promyalina intermedia Chen 1976
Promyalina kobjumensis Truschelev 1996
Promyalina kochi Spath 1930
Promyalina pavligae Popov 1964
Promyalina putiatinensis Kiparisova 1938
Promyalina schamarae Bittner 1899
Promyalina spathi Newell and Kummel 1942
G. †Pseudomyalina Dickins 1956
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Pseudomyalina mingenewensis Etheridge Jr. 1907
Pseudomyalina obliqua Dickins 1956
G. †Pseudopachymytilus Krumbeck 1923
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G. †Selenimyalina Newell 1942
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Selenimyalina dotti Newell 1942
Selenimyalina meliniformis Meek and Worthen 1866
Selenimyalina quadrata Newell 1942
Selenimyalina squama Waagen 1881
G. †Septimyalina Newell 1942
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Septimyalina burmai Newell 1942
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Invalid names: Myalina apachesi Marcou 1858 [replaced]
Septimyalina orbiculata Newell 1942
Septimyalina orthonota Mather 1915
Septimyalina perattenuata Meek and Hayden 1858
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Invalid names: Myalina kansanensis Shumard and Swallow 1858 [synonym]
Septimyalina scitula Newell 1942
Septimyalina sinuosa Morningstar 1922
Septimyalina sultanaevi Muromtseva 1984
Invalid names: Anthraconautidae Kanev 1980 [synonym], Selenimyalininae Weyer 1968 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height167.0

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 453.00000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (1018 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Myalina leptaenarum, Myalina dalecarlica, Myalina orsae (124939)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7South Africa Myalina sp. (b) (35595)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7United Kingdom (England) Myalina sp. (617)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Libya Myalinella sp. (35615)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4France Myalina sp. (38812)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Pennsylvannia) Myalina sp. (233186)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) Myalina newelli (3800 3804 3810)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6United Kingdom (England) Myalina sp. (162312)
Early/Lower Mississippian360.7 - 345.3USA (Arizona) Myalina sp. (93776)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Chile Posidoniella sp. (34753)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Russian Federation Myalina kiparisovae (135972) Myalina sp. (214885)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Croatia Myalina sp. (174766)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany Aviculomyalina angusta, Myalina rotundata (34416)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) Myalinidae indet. (89149)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Aviculomyalina williamsi (204756)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Myalina tommasii (144634)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Oregon) Mysidioptera williamsi (33294 36755)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Indonesia (Timor) Pseudopachymytilus timorensis (205685)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Pachymytilus petasus, Pachymytilus crassissimus (211294)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Pachymytilus crassissimus (57791) Pachymytilus tithonicus (57157)