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Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Exogyra boussingaulti was named by d'Orbigny (1842). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti by Lazo (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Exogyra boussingaulti d'Orbigny p. 57 figs. Pl. 3, Fig. 20; Pl. 5, Fig. 8-9
1946Exogyra boussingaulti Sutton p. 1643
2007Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti Lazo

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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)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusAmphidonteBayle 1878
subgenusCeratostreon
speciesboussingaulti(d'Orbigny 1842)

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 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: Kiessling 2004, Steuber 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 132.60000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian - Valanginian132.6 - 132.6Italy (Sardinia) Ceratostreon boussingaulti (2089)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland Ostrea boussingaulti (2255 2256)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Portugal Exogyra boussingaulti (73513 73515 73524)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Portugal Exogyra boussingaulti (73352)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Portugal Exogyra boussingaulti (73500 73501 73502)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Switzerland Ostrea boussingaulti (2175 2232)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Algeria Ceratostreon boussingaulti (185641)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Portugal Exogyra boussingaulti (73504 73507 73547 73554 73564 73565)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Algeria Ostrea boussingaulti (40787)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Venezuela Exogyra boussingaulti (94208)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Algeria Ceratostreon boussingaulti (185642)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Tunisia Ceratostreon boussingaulti (185649)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Egypt Exogyra boussingaulti (171276)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Ecuador Ceratostreon boussingaulti (56769 61910)