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Gervillella aviculoides

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Perna aviculoides was named by Sowerby (1814). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Gervillella aviculoides by Romanov (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. alpina, G. aviculcides, G. betacalcis, G. didimtuensis, G. hagenowi, G. olifex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Perna aviculoides Sowerby
1973Gervillella aviculoides Romanov

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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)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusGervillella
speciesaviculoides(Sowerby 1814)

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.

†Gervillella aviculoides Sowerby 1814
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:03:22
Modified: 2004-02-29 20:03:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 174.70000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Serbia (Serbia) Gervillella aviculoides (51554)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Serbia (Serbia) Gervillella aviculoides (51555)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Romania Gervillella aviculoides (122098)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Gervillella sp. (101718)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Gervillella aviculoides (4092 4093)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Gervillella aviculoides (4087 4088 4861)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Gervillella aviculoides (4859)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Normandy) Gervillella aviculoides (5248)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Gervillella aviculoides (1557 1558 1559 1560 1608 1611 2104 2106 2108 2109 2110 2111 2136 2137 2143 2652 2653 2656 2657 2659 2662 2663 2669)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Gervillella aviculoides (8807)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1France Gervillella aviculoides (8609)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Gervillella aviculoides (4085 4086 4089)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Spain Gervillella aviculoides (36209 36210 36211)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Gervillella aviculoides (4785 4786)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Tanzania Gervillella aviculoides (36436)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Tanzania Gervillella aviculoides (36279 36286 36304 36306)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Tanzania Gervillella aviculoides (35506)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Argentina Gervillella aviculoides (44679)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina Gervillella aviculoides (44743 44744)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Gervillella aviculoides (235315)