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Arctostreidae

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Arctostreidae

Taxonomy
Arctostreidae was named by Vialov (1983). Its type is Arctostrea.

It was assigned to Ostreoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Arctostreidae Vialov
2010Arctostreidae Bouchet et al.
2011Arctostreidae Carter et al. p. 8

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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)
familyArctostreidaeVialov 1983
familyArctostreidaeVialov 1983

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.

Fm. †Arctostreidae Vialov 1983
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Subfm. †Arctostreinae Vialov 1983
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G. †Arctostrea Pervinquiere 1910
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†Arctostrea amor d'Orbigny 1850
†Arctostrea avita Douvillé 1916
Subfm. †Palaeolophinae Malchus 1990
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G. †Nacrolopha Carter and Malchus 2011
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†Nacrolopha carolae Carter and Malchus 2011
Invalid names: Oscillophini Malchus 1990 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 09:14:10
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:18:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 168.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Egypt Arctostrea avita (171236)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Kenya Arctostrea hastellata (99865)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Arctostrea eruca (2601)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Somalia Arctostrea rustica (94519)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Egypt Arctostrea amor (171262)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Arctostrea eruca (2555)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Ethiopia Arctostrea pulligera (94542)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Kenya Arctostrea hastellata (99866)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Arctostrea gregaria (34398)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Arctostrea hastellata (2583)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Azerbaijan Arctostrea rectangularis (130889)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Arctostrea hastellata (2581)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Arctostrea sp. (65189 65190 65191 65194 65197)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Ukraine Arctostrea sp. (67457)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Arctostrea sp. (64072)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain Arctostrea sp. (145183)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Japan Rastrellum carinatum (91338)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Arctostrea falacata (4111)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Arctostrea falacata (4399 4460 4502)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Arctostrea falacata (4137 4146 4147 4151 4160 4162 4164 4167 4172)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Arctostrea falacata (4371 4372)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Arctostrea aquilerae (4202) Arctostrea falacata (4173 4177 4178 4180 4186 4193 4217 4225 4230)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Arctostrea sp. (7606)