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Cubitostrea tecticosta

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Flemingostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea tecticosta was named by Gabb (1860) [m. kosnik taxon no: 2446].

It was recombined as Cubitostrea tecticosta by Sohl and Koch (1983) and Kosnik (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Ostrea tecticosta Gabb
1941Ostrea tecticosta Stephenson
1983Cubitostrea tecticosta Sohl and Koch
2002Cubitostrea tecticosta Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFlemingostreidaeStenzel 1971
subfamilyFlemingostreinaeStenzel 1971
tribeAmbigostreiniMalchus 1990
genusCubitostreaMalchus 1990
speciestecticosta(Gabb 1860)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 09:14:10
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:18:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Paleocene or 83.50000 to 61.70000 Ma

Collections (222 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Ostrea tecticosta (211326 225659 225660 225661 225662 225663 225692)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Afghanistan Ostrea tecticosta (186344)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Ostrea tecticosta (123474 190554)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Ostrea tecticosta (48725)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Ostrea tecticosta (88357)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Arkansas) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4389 4390)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4378 4379 4380) Ostrea tecticosta (57915)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4257 83239)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4529 4552 4595 4596 4622) Ostrea tecticosta (205529)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4238 4239 4242 4243 4244 4245 4246 4248 4249 4250 4252 4253 4254 4256 4262 4263 4270 4271 4272 4273 4274 4275 4276 4327 4328 4329 4330)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4265 4266 4267 4268 4277 4279 4280 4282 4287 4288 4292 4293 4294 4295 4299 4300 4301 4307 4308 4309 4310 4312 4313 4314 4318 4334 4336 4337 4338 4340 4341)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4099 4100 4101 4102 4103 4104 4109 4111 4116)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Afghanistan Ostrea tecticosta (186345)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4342 4343 4344 4346 4347 4348 4350 4351 4352 4353 4354 4355 4356 4357 4358 4359 4360 4361 4362)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4174 4177 4178 4179 4180 4181 4182 4184 4185 4186 4194 4195 4197 4198 4201 4202 4203 4205 4215 4216 4224 4225 4226 4227 4228 4229 4234 4235 4236 4237 83225)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4363)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4364 4365 4366 4367 4368 4369 4370 4371 4372 4373 4374 4376)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4399 4423 4444 4447 4448 4449 4451 4452 4453 4454 4455 4456 4458 4467 4472 4473 4475 4482 4485 4490 4491 4494 4495 4496 4503 4504 4517 4632 5554 5556 5558 5560 5564 5565 5568)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4117 4125 4126 4127 4128 4136 4137 4138 4139 4140 4141 4146 4147 4150 4152 4155 4157 4159 4164 4165 4168 4170 4171 4172)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Cubitostrea tecticosta (4383 4385 4386)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene70.6 - 61.7USA (New Jersey) Ostrea tecticosta (101345)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (New Jersey) Ostrea tecticosta (101353)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Ostrea tecticosta (83261)