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Septifer
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Mytiloida
Superfamily:
Mytilacea (mussels)
Family:
Mytilidae
Subfamily:
Mytilinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Septifer RECLUZ, 1848, p. 275
Type Species:
Mytilus bilocularis Linné, 1758, SD STOLICZKA, 1871, p. 366
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Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Trias.-Rec., cosmop.(tropic, subtropic seas)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Induan
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
251.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Externally similar to Brachidontes (Brachidontes), anterior adductor placed on internal septum beneath beaks
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Mytiloida
Superfamily:
Mytilacea (mussels)
Family:
Mytilidae
Subfamily:
Mytilinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Septifer RECLUZ, 1848, p. 275
Type Species:
Mytilus bilocularis Linné, 1758, SD STOLICZKA, 1871, p. 366
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Trias.-Rec., cosmop.(tropic, subtropic seas)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Induan
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
251.9
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Externally similar to Brachidontes (Brachidontes), anterior adductor placed on internal septum beneath beaks