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Pycnodonte (Crenostrea)

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Crenostrea was named by Marwick (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Mi-l-u Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. Its type is Ostrea wuellerstorfi.

It was reranked as Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) by Woodring (1982), Moore (1987), Perrilliat (1994).

It was assigned to Pycnodonteinae by Vokes (1980), Beu et al. (1990); to Pycnodonte by Woodring (1982), Moore (1987), Perrilliat (1994); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Crenostrea Marwick
1980Crenostrea Vokes pp. 63, 64
1982Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) Woodring p. 606
1987Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) Moore pp. 18, 22
1990Crenostrea Beu et al. p. 396
1994Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) Perrilliat p. 623
2002Crenostrea 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
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusPycnodonte(Fischer von Waldheim 1835)
subgenusCrenostrea(Marwick 1931)

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.

Subg. †Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) Marwick 1931
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Crenostrea eldridgei Arnold 1907
Crenostrea segurai Woodring 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:10:00
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:10:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Steuber 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Waipawan to the top of the Middle Miocene or 56.00000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Crenostrea cannoni (51050 51085)
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand Crenostrea sp. (52447)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Mexico (Baja California Sur) Ostrea eldridgei (43753 43754)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Panama Pycnodonte achanes (42493)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Puerto Rico Ostrea antiguensis (80195 80196 80197 80198 80200)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Florida) Ostrea antiguensis (60665 60975)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand Ostrea wullerstorfi (45020 45026)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Ostrea eldridgei (11601)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Antigua and Barbuda Ostrea antiguensis (80290)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Crassostrea eldridgei (219735 219736)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Ostrea antiguensis (61120)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand Crenostrea gittosina (146338 146339 146340 146342 146343 146344)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Ostrea eldridgei (71215 71217 71220 71222 71228 91374 94816 203554 237901 237912 237913 237917 238143 238144 238163 238168 238178 238179 238180 238182 238187 238255 238258)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Grenada Ostrea antiguensis (58690)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Costa Rica Pycnodonte segurai (80298)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Mexico (Veracruz) Pycnodonte verracruzana (91583)