Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus bakeri |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Modiolus bakeri | species | belongs to Modiolus | stated with evidence | Dickerson, 1914 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene |
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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) | R. E. Dickerson. 1914. Fauna of the Martinez Eocene of California. Bulletin of the Department of Geology, University of California 6:61-180 |
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