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Mytilopsis

Description

Mytilopsis is a genus of small freshwater false mussels in the family Dreissenidae.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2287074https://www.gbif.org/species/2287074
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)71502https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=71502
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Dreissenidae : Mytilopsis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Dreissenidae : Mytilopsis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
-Veneroidei
-DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilyDreissenoidea
familyDreissenidaeGray 1840
genusMytilopsisConrad 1857
Scientific NameMytilopsis Conrad, 1857
Name Published InConrad, T. A. (1857). Description of a new genus of the family Dreissenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 9: 167.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mytilopsissubgenusbelongs to CongeriaimpliedBrown and Pilsbry, 1913
Mytilopsisgenusbelongs to Dreissenidaestated without evidenceOlsson, 1931
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)8
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (25%)
First Recorded Appearance48.6 - 28.4 Ma
Paleogene
Motilitystationary, attached
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder
Ecospace CommentsLIFE HISTORY: EP/WN, SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. A. Olsson. 1931. Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 4, The Peruvian Oligocene. Bulletins of American Paleontology 17(63)
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mytilopsis

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Congeria lamellata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Dreissena nystiana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilopsis adamsi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilopsis africana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilopsis domininguensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilopsis erimiocenicus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Mytilopsis jamaicensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilopsis lacustris
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilopsis lamellata
species
listed (PBDB)12.59 Ma
Pleistocene
2.59 Ma
Pleistocene
Mytilopsis leucophaeata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
52.59 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Mytilopsis lopesi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilopsis nystiana
species
listed (PBDB)233.9 Ma
Oligocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Mytilopsis ornata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilopsis sallei
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
316.0 Ma
Miocene
16.0 Ma
Miocene
Mytilopsis scripta
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
116.0 Ma
Miocene
16.0 Ma
Miocene
Mytilopsis trautwineana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilopsis trigalensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
133.9 Ma
Oligocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Mytiloides Conrad, 1874GBIFgenusAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Dreissenidae : Mytiloides
Praxis H.Adams & A.Adams, 1857GBIFgenusAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Dreissenidae : Praxis

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1857Mytilopsis Conrad
1913Congeria (Mytilopsis) Brown and Pilsbry
1931Mytilopsis Olsson p. 42

References

Olsson A. A. (1931) Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 4, The Peruvian Oligocene, Bulletins of American Paleontology 17 63
Brown A. P., Pilsbry H. A. (1913) Two collections of Pleistocene fossils from the Isthmus of Panama, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, 493-500
Conrad, T. A. (1857). Description of a new genus of the family Dreissenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 9: 167. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)
Gittenberger et al. (2004) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)
Nellbring, S. (2010) Främmande arter i Dyntaxa. Excel-fil via mejl 2010-08-27. Främmande Dyntaxa2.xls - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Conrad, T. A. (1857). Description of a new genus of the family Dreissenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 9: 167. - via World Register of Marine Species
SN2000/Boss, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1857 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Vaught, K. C. / Abbott, Robert T. and Kenneth J. Boss, 1989: null. A classification of the living Mollusca. xii+195. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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