Mytilida

Mytilida is an order of marine bivalve molluscs, commonly known as true mussels. There is one extant superfamily, the Mytiloidea, with a single extant family, the Mytilidae.

Mytilida

Jan Delsing · Public Domain · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
PteriomorphiaPBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB
Life habit
low-level epifaunalPBDB
Motility
stationaryPBDB
Vision
blindPBDB, for Bivalvia

Time the record covers

At least 477 million years on record.

The record covers at least 477.1 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 486.4 Mya to 0 Mya.

Cambrian — about 0 of 6893 occurrencesOrdovician — about 23 of 6893 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 3 of 6893 occurrencesDevonian — about 32 of 6893 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 87 of 6893 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 187 of 6893 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 23 of 6893 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 103 of 6893 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 279 of 6893 occurrencesEarly Jurassic — about 626 of 6893 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 638 of 6893 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 677 of 6893 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 300 of 6893 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 1109 of 6893 occurrencesPaleocene — about 165 of 6893 occurrencesEocene — about 520 of 6893 occurrencesOligocene — about 303 of 6893 occurrencesMiocene — about 739 of 6893 occurrencesPliocene — about 267 of 6893 occurrencesPleistocene — about 704 of 6893 occurrences496–480 Mya — about 0.7 occurrences480–463 Mya — about 8 occurrences463–447 Mya — about 13 occurrences447–430 Mya — about 1 occurrence430–413 Mya — about 3 occurrences413–397 Mya — about 10 occurrences397–380 Mya — about 21 occurrences380–364 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences364–347 Mya — about 2 occurrences347–331 Mya — about 12 occurrences331–314 Mya — about 35 occurrences314–298 Mya — about 42 occurrences298–281 Mya — about 45 occurrences281–265 Mya — about 61 occurrences265–248 Mya — about 97 occurrences248–232 Mya — about 182 occurrences232–215 Mya — about 64 occurrences215–198 Mya — about 260 occurrences198–182 Mya — about 459 occurrences182–165 Mya — about 356 occurrences165–149 Mya — about 887 occurrences149–132 Mya — about 206 occurrences132–116 Mya — about 104 occurrences116–99 Mya — about 139 occurrences99–83 Mya — about 201 occurrences83–66 Mya — about 860 occurrences66–50 Mya — about 282 occurrences50–33 Mya — about 444 occurrences33–17 Mya — about 513 occurrences17–0 Mya — about 1585 occurrences477.1 Mya11.7 ka496 Mya0 Mya

6,893 occurrences of Mytilida on record, most of them in the Late Cretaceous. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

6,893 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

1137 formations

Dhruma — 24.23°N, 46.58°EDhruma — 23.17°N, 46.33°EDhruma — 22.62°N, 46.00°EDhruma — 22.53°N, 46.17°EDhruma — 23.97°N, 46.17°EDhruma — 21.88°N, 45.67°EDhruma — 21.12°N, 45.50°EDhruma — 25.53°N, 45.00°EDhruma — 25.05°N, 45.67°EDhruma — 25.17°N, 45.50°EDhruma — 25.37°N, 45.00°EDhruma — 25.78°N, 45.25°EDhruma — 23.97°N, 46.00°EDhruma — 23.08°N, 46.33°EDhruma — 22.83°N, 46.83°EDhruma — 21.88°N, 45.83°EDhruma — 25.37°N, 45.50°EDhruma — 25.70°N, 45.67°EDhruma — 25.97°N, 45.00°EDhruma — 26.20°N, 44.83°EDhruma — 26.33°N, 44.83°ETataouine — 33.00°N, 10.47°ETataouine — 32.00°N, 10.47°EProvidence — 31.91°N, 86.17°WProvidence — 31.97°N, 86.00°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.82°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.70°WProvidence — 31.95°N, 85.68°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.35°WProvidence — 31.84°N, 85.22°WProvidence — 31.75°N, 85.12°WProvidence — 31.76°N, 85.13°WProvidence — 31.80°N, 85.00°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.21°WCorsicana Marl — 33.53°N, 94.51°WCorsicana Marl — 33.51°N, 94.67°WCorsicana Marl — 33.10°N, 95.99°WCorsicana Marl — 32.87°N, 96.20°WCorsicana Marl — 32.76°N, 96.28°WCorsicana Marl — 32.06°N, 96.47°WCorsicana Marl — 31.82°N, 96.54°WCorsicana Marl — 31.75°N, 96.58°WCorsicana Marl — 31.74°N, 96.61°WCorsicana Marl — 31.52°N, 96.58°WCorsicana Marl — 31.40°N, 96.73°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.75°WCorsicana Marl — 30.94°N, 96.95°WCorsicana Marl — 30.81°N, 97.10°WCorsicana Marl — 30.85°N, 97.08°WCorsicana Marl — 30.38°N, 97.49°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°N, 97.45°WCorsicana Marl — 30.28°N, 97.54°WCorsicana Marl — 30.23°N, 97.52°WCorsicana Marl — 30.20°N, 97.62°WCorsicana Marl — 29.83°N, 97.84°WCorsicana Marl — 29.60°N, 98.03°WCorsicana Marl — 29.55°N, 98.13°WCorsicana Marl — 29.42°N, 98.43°WCorsicana Marl — 29.44°N, 98.56°WCorsicana Marl — 29.37°N, 98.78°WCorsicana Marl — 29.35°N, 98.88°WCorsicana Marl — 29.18°N, 99.02°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.90°WCorsicana Marl — 30.85°N, 96.98°WCorsicana Marl — 29.42°N, 98.49°WAlcobaca — 39.32°N, 9.35°WAlcobaca — 38.42°N, 9.22°WAlcobaca — 39.52°N, 9.13°WAlcobaca — 39.55°N, 9.00°WPrairie Bluff — 34.63°N, 88.84°WPrairie Bluff — 34.51°N, 88.92°WPrairie Bluff — 34.25°N, 88.97°WPrairie Bluff — 33.90°N, 88.98°WPrairie Bluff — 33.79°N, 88.97°WPrairie Bluff — 33.38°N, 88.74°WPrairie Bluff — 34.48°N, 88.98°WPrairie Bluff — 33.73°N, 88.90°WPrairie Bluff — 33.03°N, 88.56°WPrairie Bluff — 32.73°N, 88.30°WPrairie Bluff — 32.74°N, 88.36°WPrairie Bluff — 32.61°N, 88.24°WPrairie Bluff — 32.43°N, 88.04°WPrairie Bluff — 32.39°N, 87.92°WPrairie Bluff — 32.23°N, 87.50°WPrairie Bluff — 32.14°N, 87.42°WPrairie Bluff — 32.08°N, 87.03°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.99°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.81°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.81°WPrairie Bluff — 31.97°N, 86.72°WPrairie Bluff — 32.00°N, 86.48°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 86.00°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 85.92°WWoodbine — 32.73°N, 97.22°WWoodbine — 32.77°N, 97.01°WWoodbine — 32.99°N, 96.95°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.91°WWoodbine — 33.71°N, 96.46°WWoodbine — 33.76°N, 96.54°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.45°WWoodbine — 31.98°N, 97.22°WWoodbine — 31.85°N, 97.22°WWoodbine — 32.35°N, 97.39°WWoodbine — 32.55°N, 97.24°WWoodbine — 32.63°N, 97.29°WWoodbine — 32.56°N, 97.14°WWoodbine — 32.86°N, 97.06°WWoodbine — 32.84°N, 97.08°WWoodbine — 32.74°N, 97.11°WWoodbine — 33.05°N, 96.99°WWoodbine — 33.40°N, 96.96°WWoodbine — 33.16°N, 96.94°WWoodbine — 33.71°N, 96.30°WWoodbine — 33.60°N, 96.37°WWoodbine — 33.86°N, 95.25°WSevern — 38.80°N, 77.00°WSevern — 38.89°N, 76.85°WSevern — 38.92°N, 76.85°WSevern — 39.33°N, 76.03°WVaqueros — 34.04°N, 120.04°WVaqueros — 33.55°N, 117.82°WVaqueros — 34.33°N, 118.83°WVaqueros — 36.20°N, 121.32°WVaqueros — 34.33°N, 119.03°WVaqueros — 34.04°N, 118.88°WVaqueros — 34.37°N, 118.82°WVaqueros — 34.45°N, 118.92°WVaqueros — 34.37°N, 119.33°WVaqueros — 34.44°N, 119.20°WVaqueros — 34.51°N, 120.23°WVaqueros — 34.52°N, 120.43°WVaqueros — 34.57°N, 120.29°WVaqueros — 34.53°N, 120.35°WVaqueros — 34.58°N, 120.16°WVaqueros — 34.92°N, 119.13°WVaqueros — 34.98°N, 120.21°WVaqueros — 35.27°N, 120.60°WVaqueros — 35.66°N, 120.92°WVaqueros — 35.25°N, 120.06°WVaqueros — 35.34°N, 120.13°WVaqueros — 35.78°N, 120.99°WVaqueros — 35.78°N, 121.06°WVaqueros — 35.77°N, 120.93°WVaqueros — 36.07°N, 121.28°WChari — 23.50°N, 70.50°ERoca — 37.56°S, 69.85°WRoca — 37.54°S, 69.87°WRoca — 37.55°S, 69.83°WRoca — 36.20°S, 69.50°WRoca — 35.85°S, 69.80°WRoca — 34.73°S, 69.65°WRoca — 35.90°S, 69.53°WRoca — 35.43°S, 69.73°WRoca — 35.52°S, 69.72°WRoca — 35.68°S, 69.67°WRoca — 36.55°S, 68.15°WRoca — 37.62°S, 67.71°WRoca — 41.00°S, 69.25°WKap Leslie — 70.48°N, 21.97°WMoreno — 37.92°N, 121.79°WMoreno — 37.48°N, 121.23°WMoreno — 37.26°N, 121.16°WMoreno — 37.25°N, 121.15°WChiwapa — 34.63°N, 88.85°WChiwapa — 34.60°N, 88.95°WChiwapa — 34.46°N, 88.90°WChiwapa — 34.38°N, 88.98°WChiwapa — 34.36°N, 88.93°WChiwapa — 34.21°N, 88.98°WChiwapa — 34.04°N, 88.93°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.80°N, 118.16°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.99°N, 118.45°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.60°N, 117.88°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.74°N, 118.28°WCastilletes — 11.95°N, 71.32°WCastilletes — 11.93°N, 71.36°WCastilletes — 11.95°N, 71.29°WQingyan — 26.33°N, 106.68°EQingyan — 26.92°N, 108.73°EQingyan — 26.35°N, 106.70°EArcadia — 27.89°N, 82.48°WArcadia — 27.93°N, 82.44°WArcadia — 27.96°N, 82.37°WArcadia — 28.15°N, 82.76°WArcadia — 30.21°N, 84.30°WArcadia — 30.24°N, 84.23°WArcadia — 30.62°N, 84.91°WArcadia — 30.69°N, 84.84°WArcadia — 30.72°N, 85.53°WLa Meseta — 64.23°S, 56.65°WLa Meseta — 64.25°S, 56.70°WLa Meseta — 64.22°S, 56.64°WLa Meseta — 64.26°S, 56.62°WTurmiel Fm — 40.40°N, 1.50°WPiedra Pintada — 40.12°S, 70.27°WPiedra Pintada — 39.87°S, 70.48°WPiedra Pintada — 39.97°S, 70.47°WPiedra Pintada — 40.05°S, 70.35°WPiedra Pintada — 40.15°S, 70.30°WPeedee — 33.91°N, 79.45°WPeedee — 33.83°N, 79.25°WPeedee — 35.77°N, 78.64°WAberhan Sinemur — 33.47°S, 70.75°WKiowa — 37.32°N, 99.75°WKiowa — 37.28°N, 99.66°WKiowa — 37.22°N, 99.90°WKiowa — 37.44°N, 99.08°WKiowa — 37.40°N, 99.02°WKiowa — 37.44°N, 99.18°WKiowa — 38.40°N, 98.04°WKiowa — 38.65°N, 98.01°WKiowa — 38.63°N, 98.10°WKiowa — 38.89°N, 97.79°WKiowa — 38.73°N, 97.53°WKiowa — 38.76°N, 97.75°WKiowa — 38.75°N, 97.75°WKiowa — 38.76°N, 97.86°W

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The named rock units Mytilida has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 1,113 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 1,985 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Mytilida and its relatives

Late Cretaceous

Where Mytilida and its relatives were recorded in the Late Cretaceous.

Found in the same rock

2,140 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,285 sites for Mytilida, and this reads 240 of them. Of that, one read hit the database's own return limit, so every count below is a floor rather than a total. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

1,253 references

Each of the 6,893 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 1,241 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Mytilida

Credit
Jan Delsing
Licence
Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan was found. Smithsonian Open Access, MorphoSource and Sketchfab were all searched.

The description on this site

Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Rafinesque 1815