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Mesomiltha

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4588047https://www.gbif.org/species/4588047
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)17904https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17904
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Mesomiltha
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Mesomiltha
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
-LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMyrteinaeChavan 1969
genusMesomilthaChavan 1938
Scientific NameMesomiltha Chavan, 1938
Name Published InJ. Conchyliol., 82
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mesomilthagenusbelongs to Myrteinaestated with evidenceCox et al., 1969
Mesomilthagenusbelongs to Veneroidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Last Recorded Appearance66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Motilityfacultatively mobile
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietchemosymbiotic, suspension feeder
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Lucinidae)
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
Mesomiltha portlandica
species
listed (PBDB)3157 Ma
Jurassic
152 Ma
Late Jurassic
Mesomiltha pulchra
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
13151 Ma
Late Jurassic
151 Ma
Late Jurassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1938Mesomiltha Chavan
1969Mesomiltha Cox et al. p. 500
1980Mesomiltha Vokes p. 103
2002Mesomiltha Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Cox L. R., Newell N. D., et al (1969) Mollusca 6: Bivalvia, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1 N, N491-N952
Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue
GBIF/Paleo Database - 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
J. Conchyliol., 82 - 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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