Marine Myalinidae (Bivalvia, Pterioida) from the Permian of West Texas. American Museum novitates ; no. 3469

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dc.contributor.authorMcRoberts, Christopher A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNewell, Norman Dennis, 1909-en_US
dc.contributor.authorCooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur), 1902-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:38:07Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:38:07Z
dc.date.issued2005en_US
dc.description15 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 14-15).en_US
dc.description.abstractMarine bivalves of the family Myalinidae are an important benthic constituent of the Permian Reef Complex of West Texas and New Mexico. We describe and summarize the myalinids from Lower and Middle Permian reef and near-reef settings and infer living habits as either epifaunal or semi-infaunal byssally attached suspension feeders. The six myalinid species described are exceptionally preserved as silica pseudomorphs. Included in the fauna are two new taxa: Myalina lamellosa, a species with distinctive commarginal lamellae, and Myalina plicata, the only known myalinid with prominent radial plicae. The family Myalinidae is placed in the Ambonychioidea (Order Pterioida) and an emended diagnosis incorporates ligament characters and details of shell ultrastructure.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/2779
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3469en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3469 2005en_US
dc.subject.lcshMyalina lamellosa.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMyalina plicata.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMyalinaen_US
dc.subject.lcshMyalinidae -- Phylogeny.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBivalvia, Fossil -- Texas, West.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMollusks, Fossil -- Texas, West.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Permian -- Texas, West.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Texas, West.en_US
dc.titleMarine Myalinidae (Bivalvia, Pterioida) from the Permian of West Texas. American Museum novitates ; no. 3469en_US
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