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Inoperna

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4576269https://www.gbif.org/species/4576269
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)16363https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=16363
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Inoperna
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Inoperna
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
genusInopernaConrad 1873
Scientific NameInoperna Conrad, 1873
Name Published Inin Kerr, Rep. Geol. Surv. N. Carolina, 1, App. A
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Inopernagenusbelongs to Mytilidaestated without evidencePopenoe, 1937
Inopernagenusbelongs to Mytilidaestated with evidenceVokes, 1980
Inopernagenusbelongs to Mytiloidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Inopernagenusbelongs to Mytilidaestated without evidenceEl Qot, 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)8
First Recorded Appearance212 - 206 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper 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)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Inoperna (Inoperna)
subgenus
listed (PBDB)1180 Ma
Early Jurassic
180 Ma
Early Jurassic
Inoperna (Triasoperna)
subgenus
listed (PBDB)29212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Inoperna bellarugosa
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
593.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoperna carolinensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Inoperna flagellifera
species
listed (PBDB)14113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoperna khadirensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Inoperna perplicata
species
listed (PBDB)38190 Ma
Early Jurassic
151 Ma
Late Jurassic
Inoperna plenicostata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Inoperna striata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilus flagelliferus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilus perplicatus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mytilus schafhaeutli
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1873Inoperna Conrad
1937Inoperna Popenoe p. 382
1980Inoperna Vokes p. 24
2002Inoperna Sepkoski, Jr.
2006Inoperna El Qot p. 20
2014Inoperna Ros-Franch et al.
1873Inoperna Conrad
YearName and Author
1933Modiola (Inoperna) Riedel p. 36
1937Inoperna Popenoe p. 382
1980Inoperna Vokes p. 24
2002Inoperna Sepkoski, Jr.
2006Inoperna El Qot p. 20
2014Inoperna Ros-Franch et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Popenoe W. P. (1937) Upper Cretaceous Mollusca from Southern California, Journal of Paleontology 11 5, 379-402
Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue
El Qot G. M. (2006) Late Cretaceous macrofossils from Sinai, Egypt, Beringeria 36, 3-163
Ros-Franch S., Márquez-Aliaga A., et al (2014) Comprehensive database on Induan (Lower Triassic) to Sinemurian (Lower Jurassic) marine bivalve genera and their paleobiogeographic record, Paleontological Contributions 8, 1-219
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - 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
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
in Kerr, Rep. Geol. Surv. N. Carolina, 1, App. A - 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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