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Gryphaea gigantea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Gryphaea gigantea Sowerby

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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
subfamilyGryphaeinaeVialov 1936
genusGryphaeaLamarck 1801
speciesgiganteaSowerby 1823

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.

†Gryphaea gigantea Sowerby 1823
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:23:24
Modified: 2005-01-28 04:23:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Jamesoni or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Gryphaea gigantea (126923)
Ibex - Davoei192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom Gryphaea gigantea (218411)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Greenland Gryphaea gigantea (162111)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Bulgaria (Sofia) Gryphaea gigantea (225540 225541 225542 225546 225553 225554)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Gryphaea gigantea (225394)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom Gryphaea gigantea (218418)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Hungary Gryphaea gigantea (128375)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom Gryphaea gigantea (213646 213651 213654 213655)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Bulgaria (Sofia) Gryphaea gigantea (225551 225552 225556)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom Gryphaea gigantea (218425)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Serbia Gryphaea gigantea (73350)