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Ostreonella

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostreonella was named by Romanowski (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Flemingostreini by Cox et al. (1971); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Ostreonella Romanowski
1971Ostreonella Cox et al. p. N1154
2002Ostreonella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCrassostreinaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
tribeFlemingostreiniStenzel 1971
genusOstreonellaRomanowski 1890

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.

G. †Ostreonella Romanowski 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:24:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:08:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan O. sp. (228549)