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Exogyra (Aetostreon)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Aetostreon was named by Bayle (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: K Vala-l K Albi Sepkoski's reference number: 789]. Its type is Gryphaea latissima.

It was reranked as Exogyra (Aetostreon) by Sacco (1897).

It was assigned to Exogyra by Sacco (1897); to Exogyrinae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Aetostreon Bayle p. 139
1897Exogyra (Aetostreon) Sacco p. 30
1980Aetostreon Vokes p. 64
2002Aetostreon 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(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusExogyraSay 1820
subgenusAetostreon(Bayle 1878)

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.

Subg. †Exogyra (Aetostreon) Bayle 1878
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†Aetostreon latissimum Lamarck 1801
†Aetostreon neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1851
†Aetostreon subsinuatum Leymerie 1842
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Invalid names: Aetostreon putnami Imlay 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 08:05:58
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:34:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Steuber 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Albian or 199.50000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Chile Expgyra sp. (95547)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile Expgyra sp. (95553)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Chile (Coquimbo) Aetostreon sp. (221620)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Argentina Aetostreon sp. (65424)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5Chile (Ovalle) Aetostreon sp. (222430 222431 222455)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Germany Aetostreon latissimum (95087)
Valanginian - Berriasian137.05 - 137.05Mexico (Coahuila) Exogyra putnami (2150)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina (Mendoza) Aetostreon latissimun (44669 44677 44710 44711)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Hungary Aetostreon sp. (25152)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Poland Aetostreon latissimum (213517) Aetostreon latissimum, Aetostreon neocomiensis (213516)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Italy Aetostreon couloni (12773)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina Aetostreon sp. (44679)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Mexico (Tamaulipas) Exogyra putnami (2126 2127 2128 2130 2131 2132)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Mexico (Coahuila) Exogyra putnami (2149)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Algeria Aetostreon latissimum (185613)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Hungary Aetostreon couloni, Aetostreon sp., Aetostreon rectangularis (25151)
Hauterivian - Valanginian132.6 - 132.6Italy (Sardinia) Aetostreon latissimum (2089)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Italy Aetostreon couloni (12774)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina (Neuquen) Aetostreon sp. (50555 50561)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Morocco (Western High Atlas) Aetostreon couloni (2066)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Mexico (Coahuila) Exogyra putnami (2147 2148)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Chile (Coquimbo) Aetostreon latissimum (222345)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Algeria Aetostreon latissimum (185639)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Turkmenistan Exogyra subsinuata (2260)
Hauterivian - Late/Upper Barremian132.6 - 121.4Chile (Coquimbo) Aetostreon sp. (222359)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian132.6 - 121.4Chile (Coquimbo) Aetostreon sp. (221548)
Hauterivian - Albian132.6 - 100.5Chile (Coquimbo) Aetostreon sp. (222361)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Chile (Coquimbo) Aetostreon sp. (222461 222462)
Late/Upper Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Chile (Copiapó) Aetostreon latissimum (222944)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain Aetostreon sp. (145183)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Aetostreon latissimum (235313 235315)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Algeria Aetostreon latissimum (185641)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Tunisia Aetostreon latissimum (185648)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mexico (Sonora) Aetostreon latissimum (82206)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2France Aetostreon latissimum (56419 56535 56558 56672 58558)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Chile (Ovalle) Aetostreon sp. (222423)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Algeria Aetostreon latissimum (185642)