Source Data | |
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Rank | tribe (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophagini |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Lithophagini | tribe | belongs to Lithophaginae | stated with evidence | Carter et al., 2011 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Mytilidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Mytilidae) |
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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) | J. G. Carter, C. R. Altaba L. C. Anderson, R. Araujo, A. S. Biakov, A. E. Bogan, D. C. Campbell, M. Campbell, J. H. Chen, J. C. W. Cope, G. Delvene, H. H. Dijkstra, Z. J. Fang, R. N. Gardner, V. A. Gavrilova, I. A. Goncharova, P. J. Harries, J. H. Hartman, M. Hautmann, et al. 2011. A Synoptical Classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca). University of Kansas Paleontological Institute Paleontological Contributions 4:1-47 |
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