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Eyrena

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4593492https://www.gbif.org/species/4593492
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)85014https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=85014
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Eyrena
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Eyrena
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
infraclassPteriomorphia
-MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusEyrenaLudbrook 1966
Scientific NameEyrena Ludbrook, 1966
Name Published InBull. Geol. Surv. S. Aust. 40
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Eyrenagenusbelongs to Mytilidaestated without evidenceWen, 2000
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentlagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Mytilidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Mytilidae)
Ontogenyaccretion (based on Mytilidae)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite,intermediate,minor ribbing (based on Mytilidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S.-X. Wen. 2000. Cretaceous bivalves of Kangpa Group, South Xizang, China and their biogeography. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 39(1):1-27

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Eyrena primulafontensis
species
listed (PBDB)
Mytilus primulafontensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1966Eyrena Ludbrook
2000Eyrena Wen p. 6

References

Wen S.-X. (2000) Cretaceous bivalves of Kangpa Group, South Xizang, China and their biogeography, Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 39 1, 1-27
Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - 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
web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Bull. Geol. Surv. S. Aust. 40 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Paleobiology DB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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