| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Taxonomy
Mya salmonensis was named by Clark (1932) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene; Japan. Oligocene, Alaska.]. Its type specimen is UCMP 30397, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 3851 Salmon Creek, which is in a Chattian marine horizon in the Poul Creek Formation of Alaska.
It was recombined as Mya (Mya) salmonensis by MacNeil (1965).
It was recombined as Mya (Mya) salmonensis by MacNeil (1965).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1932 | Mya salmonensis Clark |
| 1965 | Mya (Mya) salmonensis MacNeil p. 35 |
| 2005 | Mya salmonensis Kafanov et al. p. 6 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Mya (Mya) salmonensis Clark 1932
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Chattian or 37.20000 to 23.03000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Eocene | Japan | Mya salmonensis (70424) | |
| Chattian | USA (Alaska) | Mya salmonensis (type locality: 195952 195964) |