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Gyrostrea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gyrostrea was named by Mirkamalov (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 991]. It is not extant. Its type is Exogyra turkestanensis.

It was assigned to Exogyrinae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Flemingostreini by Casadio (1998), Cooper (2002); and to Gryphaeostreinae by Mendir et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Gyrostrea Mirkamalov
1980Gyrostrea Vokes p. 65
1998Gyrostrea Casadio p. 451
2002Gyrostrea Cooper p. 49
2002Gyrostrea Sepkoski
2021Gyrostrea Mendir et al. p. 11

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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
subfamilyGryphaeostreinaeStenzel 1971
genusGyrostreaMirkamalov 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. †Gyrostrea Mirkamalov 1963
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Subg. †Gyrostrea (Vatonnei) Malchus 1990
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†Gyrostrea (Vatonnei) vatonnei Peron and Thomas 1891
†Gyrostrea antwani Malchus 1990
†Gyrostrea anubis Malchus 1990
†Gyrostrea besairiei Collignon 1949
†Gyrostrea delettrei Coquand 1862
†Gyrostrea hinchada Kues 1997
†Gyrostrea lingua Sowerby 1840
†Gyrostrea turkestanensis Bobkova 1946
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Steuber 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 106.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (91 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Ostrea besairiei (86497)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar Ostrea besairiei (98234 98268)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) G. hinchada (37561)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Hungary Liostrea delettrei (74891)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) G. sp. (195157)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt G. delettrei (140611)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Egypt G. delettrei (150874 150876)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy G. delettrei (185661)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Libya G. delettrei (185659)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Tunisia (Sidi Bou Zid) G. delettrei (108971)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco G. delettrei (185609)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt G. delettrei (114868 114872 140612)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) G. delettrei (65422)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria G. delettrei (220822 220823)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt G. anubis (150675)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Nigeria G. deletrei (28151 28152)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt G. antwani (185820) G. delettrei (138416 138417) G. roachensis (185813)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria G. delettrei (220825)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria G. delettrei (220824)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt G. delettrei (140237)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Egypt G. anubis (150676)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Egypt (Sinai) G. delettrei (3762)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Algeria G. delettrei (185658)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Gabon G. sp. A, G. sp. B, G. delettrei (209608)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kyrgyzstan (Batken) G. longa, G. turkestanensis (3803) G. turkestanensis (3801)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt G. anubis (140314 140318 140587 140588)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt G. delettrei (138418)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Peru G. roachensis (62002) G. sp. (62000)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Afghanistan Exogyra turkestanensis (186341)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kyrgyzstan (Batken) G. longa, G. pithiakensis, Ostrea vatonnei, Liostrea delettrei, G. turkestanensis (3807) G. longa, Ostrea vatonnei, Liostrea delettrei, G. turkestanensis (3805 3808)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt G. anubis (140320) G. delettrei, G. anubis (140623)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Afghanistan Liostrea delettrei (186340)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Nigeria Ostrea vatonnei (3812)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt G. delettrei, G. anubis (150613)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Algeria G. vatonnei (185640)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Egypt G. thevestensis (114803)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Egypt G. antwani (185827) G. roachensis, G. anubis (185828)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Egypt G. thevestensis (114825)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Nigeria Ostrea vatonnei (83018)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Congo-Brazzaville Liostrea delettrei (191892)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Algeria G. vatonnei (185644)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Libya G. verneuili, G. cellae, G. sp. (185660)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya G. cellae, G. garumnica, G. sp. (1370)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) G. cortex (1300 1301) G. sp., G. cortex (1297)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) G. lingua (66649)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Oman G. sp. (1381)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mozambique G. stoliczkai (1382)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Algeria G. delettrei (1344)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France G. verneuili (1327)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) G. cortex (1309)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Madagascar G. stoliczkai (1322)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bulgaria G. cunabula (1332)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico G. sp. (1372)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) G. subtrigonalis (1339)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (La Pampa) G. lingua (106089 106091)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Saudi Arabia G. verneuili (1335)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India G. stoliczkai (1351)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Turkmenistan G. tadjikistanica (1350)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) G. subtrigonalis (1320)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain G. elhuyari, G. verneuili (1317)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt G. verneuili (1363)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) G. cortex (1308)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Pakistan Ostrea lingua (77162 77169 77170 77171 77400)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia Ostrea lingua (63040)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Indonesia (West Java) Ostrea lingua (179626)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Ostrea lingua (70100)