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Ilymatogyra

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Ilymatogyra was named by Stenzel (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Gryphaeidae by El Qot (2006); and to Exogyrinae by Mendir et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Ilymatogyra Stenzel
2002Ilymatogyra Sepkoski
2006Ilymatogyra El Qot p. 42
2021Ilymatogyra Mendir et al. p. 9

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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
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusIlymatogyraStenzel 1971

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. †Ilymatogyra Stenzel 1971
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Subg. †Ilymatogyra (Afrogyra) Malchus 1990
Ilymatogyra africana Lamarck 1801
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Invalid names: Exogyra densata Conrad 1852 [synonym], Gryphaea secunda Lamarck 1819 [synonym], Ostrea africana Lamarck 1869 [synonym], Ostrea auressensis Coquand 1862 [synonym]
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 Thanetian or 106.30000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (77 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Iran I. africana (185773 185776 185787)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Egypt I. africana (150677 150874 150876)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Jordan I. africana (140949)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Libya I. africana (185659)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Tunisia (Sidi Bou Zid) I. africana (108971)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy I. africana (185661)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt I. africana (138408 138415 138423)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain I. pseudoafricana (175374 175376)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt I. africana (140113 140612 140613)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Iran I. africana (185798 185805)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria I. africana (220825 220827)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Libya I. africana (208627)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt (Sinai) I. africana (3757)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Peru I. africana (61994)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt I. africana (114793 114794 114795 114796 114810 114811 114813 114887 114889 114891 114892 138416 138417 140238 140577 140578 140579 140581 140584 140715 140952 141572 185811 185813 185820 185821)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil I. africana (141007 141016 141021 141022 141027)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt I. africana (114808 140225 140226 140237 140540)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil I. africana (141011 141013 141014 141018 141025)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria I. africana (220824)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt I. africana (114792)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Egypt (Sinai) I. africana (3762)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Egypt I. africana (150676)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Spain I. pseudoafricana (175375)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Peru I. africana (61997)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Gabon I. africana (209608)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt I. pseudoafricana (138418 138419)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0United Arab Emirates I. africana (67456)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Egypt I. osiris (34415)