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Africogryphaea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Africogryphaea was named by Freneix (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath-u J Call Sepkoski's reference number: 99]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gryphaeinae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
A. costellata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Africogryphaea Freneix
1980Africogryphaea Vokes p. 62
2002Africogryphaea 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
subfamilyGryphaeinaeVialov 1936
genusAfricogryphaeaFreneix 1963

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.

G. †Africogryphaea Freneix 1963
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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: Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Middle Jurassic or 170.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5Jordan A. costellata (35668)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Jordan A. costellata (35323 35703)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Jordan A. costellata (35669 35745 35747)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Jordan A. costellata (50105)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tunisia A. costellata (13863)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia A. costellata (13689 13785 13866 13902 13951)
Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian166.1 - 155.7Tunisia A. costellata (13688)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia A. costellata (13609)
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian164.7 - 157.3Tunisia A. costellata (13505)
Late/Upper Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Tunisia A. costellata (13517)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Tunisia A. costellata (13953)