Mytiloidea

Mytiloidea are a superfamily of small to large saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Mytilida.

Mytiloidea

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On record

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

Time the record covers

At least 424 million years on record.

The record covers at least 425 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 426.7 Mya to 0 Mya.

Silurian — about 3 of 6852 occurrencesDevonian — about 32 of 6852 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 87 of 6852 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 184 of 6852 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 23 of 6852 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 102 of 6852 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 279 of 6852 occurrencesEarly Jurassic — about 625 of 6852 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 635 of 6852 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 674 of 6852 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 299 of 6852 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 1106 of 6852 occurrencesPaleocene — about 164 of 6852 occurrencesEocene — about 520 of 6852 occurrencesOligocene — about 302 of 6852 occurrencesMiocene — about 738 of 6852 occurrencesPliocene — about 267 of 6852 occurrencesPleistocene — about 704 of 6852 occurrences435–421 Mya — about 2 occurrences421–406 Mya — about 4 occurrences406–392 Mya — about 11 occurrences392–377 Mya — about 17 occurrences377–363 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences363–348 Mya — about 1 occurrence348–334 Mya — about 9 occurrences334–319 Mya — about 25 occurrences319–305 Mya — about 38 occurrences305–290 Mya — about 47 occurrences290–276 Mya — about 31 occurrences276–261 Mya — about 54 occurrences261–247 Mya — about 93 occurrences247–232 Mya — about 169 occurrences232–218 Mya — about 63 occurrences218–203 Mya — about 102 occurrences203–189 Mya — about 362 occurrences189–174 Mya — about 312 occurrences174–160 Mya — about 686 occurrences160–145 Mya — about 597 occurrences145–131 Mya — about 113 occurrences131–116 Mya — about 94 occurrences116–102 Mya — about 103 occurrences102–87 Mya — about 210 occurrences87–73 Mya — about 115 occurrences73–58 Mya — about 917 occurrences58–44 Mya — about 247 occurrences44–29 Mya — about 442 occurrences29–15 Mya — about 507 occurrences15–0 Mya — about 1480 occurrences425 Mya11.7 ka435 Mya0 Mya

6,852 occurrences of Mytiloidea 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

6,852 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

1120 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°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°WAlcobaca — 39.32°N, 9.35°WAlcobaca — 38.42°N, 9.22°WAlcobaca — 39.52°N, 9.13°WAlcobaca — 39.55°N, 9.00°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 Mytiloidea has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 1,096 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 1,980 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Mytiloidea and its relatives

Late Cretaceous

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

Found in the same rock

2,141 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,283 sites for Mytiloidea, 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

1,232 references

Each of the 6,852 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. 1,220 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 Mytiloidea

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Commercial use
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No 3D scan of Mytiloidea was found in Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access and MorphoSource were not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

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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