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Arctostrea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Arctostrea was named by Pervinquiere (1910) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-l K Maes-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lophinae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Arctostreinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Arctostrea Pervinquiere
1980Arctostrea Vokes p. 67
2002Arctostrea Sepkoski
2010Arctostrea Bouchet et al.

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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
genusArctostreaPervinquiere 1910

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. †Arctostrea Pervinquiere 1910
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†Arctostrea amor d'Orbigny 1850
†Arctostrea avita Douvillé 1916
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 Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 168.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Egypt A. avita (171236)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) A. eruca (2601)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Kenya A. hastellata (99865)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Somalia A. rustica (94519)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Egypt A. amor (171262)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Yemen (Wadi Hajar) A. eruca (2555)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Kenya A. hastellata (99866)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Ethiopia A. pulligera (94542)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Württemberg) A. gregaria (34398)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) A. hastellata (2583)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Yemen (Wadi Hajar) A. hastellata (2581)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Azerbaijan A. rectangularis (130889)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France A. sp. (65189 65190 65191 65194 65197)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Ukraine A. sp. (67457)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) A. sp. (64072)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain A. sp. (145183)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Japan Rastrellum carinatum (91338)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) A. falacata (4111)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) A. falacata (4371 4372)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) A. falacata (4137 4146 4147 4151 4160 4162 4164 4167 4172)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) A. falacata (4399 4460 4502)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) A. aquilerae (4202) A. falacata (4173 4177 4178 4180 4186 4193 4217 4225 4230)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) A. sp. (7606)