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Lopha syphax

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Lopha syphax was named by Coquand (1854). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Oscillolopha syphax by Dhondt et al. (1999), Kiessling (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Lopha syphax Coquand
1936Lopha syphax Maury p. 156
1999Oscillolopha syphax Dhondt et al.
2009Oscillolopha syphax Kiessling
2021Lopha syphax Mendir et al. p. 6 figs. 3E, F1-2, G, G1-2, I

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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
speciessyphaxCoquand 1854

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 syphax Coquand 1854
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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: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 106.30000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt Lopha syphax (140611)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Egypt Lopha syphax (150874)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria Lopha syphax (220822 220823)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria Lopha syphax (220825 220827)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria Lopha syphax (220824)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil (Sergipe) Lopha syphax (87858)