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Gryphaea balli

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Liogryphaea balli was named by Stefanini (1925).

It was recombined as Gryphaea balli by Cox (1935).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Liogryphaea balli Stefanini
1935Gryphaea balli Cox

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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
subfamilyGryphaeinaeVialov 1936
genusGryphaeaLamarck 1801
speciesballi(Stefanini 1925)

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.

†Gryphaea balli Stefanini 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:23:24
Modified: 2005-01-28 04:23:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Berriasian or 168.30000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Gryphaea balli (45519 48522)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Gryphaea balli (2558 2562 2565 2566 2567 2589 2600 2601 2603 2604 2605 2610)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Gryphaea balli (47867 47875 48506 48524 48525 48537 48538)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Somalia Liogryphaea balli (161480)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia Liogryphaea balli (94547)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8Somalia Gryphaea balli (100372)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Ethiopia Gryphaea balli (93868)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Madagascar Gryphaea balli (98162 98163 98164)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Somalia Gryphaea balli (93005)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Gryphaea balli (2583)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Chile Gryphaea balli (57145)