| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Mytilus (Modiolus) pulcher |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Mytilus (Modiolus) pulcher | species | belongs to Mytilus (Modiolus) | stated with evidence | Forbes, 1846 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic |
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| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Modiolus) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Modiolus) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite,intermediate,minor ribbing (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Forbes. 1846. Report on the fossil invertebrata from southern India, collected by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Cunliffe. Transactions of the Geological Society of London, Series 2 7:97-174 |
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Mytilus (Modiolus) pulcher β
