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Nicaisolopha

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Nicaisolopha was named by Vyalov (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo K Maes]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ostreidae by El Qot (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Nicaisolopha Vyalov
2002Nicaisolopha Sepkoski
2006Nicaisolopha El Qot p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
genusNicaisolophaVyalov 1936

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. †Nicaisolopha Vyalov 1936
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†Nicaisolopha lyonsi Bullen 1898
†Nicaisolopha nicaisei Coquand 1862
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Invalid names: Ostrea pomeli Coquand 1869 [synonym]
†Nicaisolopha subovata Shumard 1860
†Nicaisolopha tissoti Peron and Thomas 1891
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Invalid names: Ostrea forgemolli Coquand 1862 [synonym]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Albian to the top of the Calabrian or 113.20000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Lopha subovata (2024 2025 2034 2039)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) N. subovata (37561)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Nigeria Ostrea forgemolli (209697)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Peru N. nicaisei (62006 62007 62010 62011)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Peru Ostrea nicaisei (88672)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Algeria N. tissoti (185640)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Peru N. nicaisei (62013 62015 62016 62019)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Egypt N. lyonsi, N. tissoti (185827)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Egypt N. nicaisei (184739)
Early/Lower Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Egypt N. tissoti (114806)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Algeria N. tissoti (185644)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Tunisia N. tissoti (185651)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Peru (Cajamarca) Ostrea nicaisei (88154)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Peru N. nicaisei (62021)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Algeria N. tissoti, N. nicaisei (185645)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Tunisia N. tissoti, N. nicaisei (185652)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Egypt N. tissoti (114807)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Algeria Alectryonia nicaisei (58369)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Egypt N. nicaisei (185816)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Libya N. nicaisei (185660)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Turkmenistan N. sp. (1350)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mozambique N. thevenini (1376)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mali Ostrea pomeli (209367)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Senegal N. nicaisei (1366)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Tunisia N. nicaisei (1365 185653)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Algeria N. nicaisei (185646) N. vyalovi, N. nicaisei (1344)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya N. nicaisei (1370)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India N. cupelloides (1351)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan N. nicaisei (1358)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt N. nicaisei (1363)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Serbia N. subarcotensis (1380)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Madagascar N. thevenini (1322)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Egypt N. clotbeyi (41914)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Egypt Ostrea tridacnaeformis (101634)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa N. tridacnaeformis (173265)