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Bathymodiolus
Description | Bathymodiolus is a genus of deep-sea mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae. Many of them contain intracelluar chemoautotrophic bacterial symbionts. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathymodiolus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Bathymodiolus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Bathymodiolus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Bathymodiolus Kenk & B.R.Wilson, 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Kenk V.C. & Wilson B.R. (1985). A new mussel (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) from hydrothermal vents, in the Galapagos Rift zone. Malacologia. 26(1-2): 253-271. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (43%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Mytilidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Mytilidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion (based on Mytilidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite,intermediate,minor ribbing (based on Mytilidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. M. Mikkelsen. 2006. Western Atlantic Bivalves [http://peet.amnh.org/Western_Atlantic_Bivalves.html]. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | シンカイヒバリガイ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathymodiolus |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bathymodiolus aduloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus akanudaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus antarcticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus anteumbonatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus azoricus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus boomerang species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus brevior species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus brooksi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus childressi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus edisonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus elongatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus heckerae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus heretaunga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus hirtus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus inouei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Bathymodiolus japonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus manusensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus marisindicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus mauritanicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus miomediterraneus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus moroniae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus palmarensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Bathymodiolus platifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus puteoserpentis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus satsopensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Bathymodiolus securiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathymodiolus septemdierum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gigantidas tangaroa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Bathymodiolus thermophilus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Bathymodiolus willapaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1985 | Bathymodiolus Kenk and Wilson |
2006 | Bathymodiolus Kiel p. 132 |
2006 | Bathymodiolus Mikkelsen |
2010 | Bathymodiolus Bouchet et al. |
2010 | Bathymodiolus Kiel et al. p. 38 |
2013 | Bathymodiolus Kiel and Amano p. 592 |
References
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!