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Lopha longifolium

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea (Alectryonia) longifolium was named by Martin (1922) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Lopha longifolium by Skwarko (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Ostrea (Alectryonia) longifolium Martin p. 481 figs. pl. 61, figs. 95-97
1994Lopha longifolium Skwarko p. g8

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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(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLophinaeVialov 1936
genusLophaRöding 1798
specieslongifolium(Martin 1922)

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.

Lopha longifolium Martin 1922
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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: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Lopha longifolium (63040)