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Gastrochaenopsis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

Taxonomy
Gastrochaenopsis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gastrochaenidae by Cox et al. (1969); and to Myoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Gastrochaenopsis Cox et al. p. N700
2002Gastrochaenopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderGastrochaenidinaMorretes 1949
superfamilyGastrochaenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGastrochaenidaeGray 1840
genusGastrochaenopsis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-17 20:32:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:56:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eames 1951

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Tithonian or 168.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (36548 36556)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (22737)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany (Niedersachsen) G. sp. (31435)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1United Kingdom G. recondita (68088)