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Gryphaeostreinae

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaeostreinae was named by Stenzel (1971).

It was reranked as the tribe Gryphaeostreini by Gliozzi and Malatesta (1983).

It was assigned to Exogyrinae by Gliozzi and Malatesta (1983); and to Gryphaeidae by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011), Squires (2018) and Mendir et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Gryphaeostreinae Stenzel
1983Gryphaeostreini Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 90
2010Gryphaeostreinae Bouchet et al.
2011Gryphaeostreinae Carter et al. p. 8
2018Gryphaeostreinae Squires p. 15
2021Gryphaeostreinae Mendir et al. p. 11

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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
subfamilyGryphaeostreinaeStenzel 1971
subfamilyGryphaeostreinaeStenzel 1971

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.

Subfm. †Gryphaeostreinae Stenzel 1971
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G. †Curvostrea Vialov 1936
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†Curvostrea heinzi Peron and Thomas 1891
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Invalid names: Liostrea boucheroni Coquand 1916 [synonym], Ostrea (Crassostrea) boucheroni Coquand 1962 [synonym], Ostrea thomasi Peron 1890 [synonym], Ostrea tunetana Munier and Chalmas 1891 [synonym]
†Curvostrea isidis Fourtau 1917
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Invalid names: Ostrea (Crassostrea) delettrei Coquand 1985 [synonym], Ostrea (Liostrea) rouvillei Coquand 1862 [synonym]
†Curvostrea rouvillei Coquand 1862
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Invalid names: Gryphaea arrialoorensis Stoliczka 1871 [synonym], Liostrea oxiana Romanowsky 1884 [synonym], Ostrea biskarensis Coquand 1862 [synonym], Ostrea rediviva Coquand 1869 [synonym]
†Curvostrea tevesthensis Coquand 1862
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Invalid names: Liostrea tevesthensis Coquand 1912 [synonym], Ostrea boucheroni Coquand 1859 [synonym]
G. †Gryphaeostrea Conrad 1865
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†Gryphaeostrea arduennensis d'Orbigny 1846
†Gryphaeostrea aviculiformis Anderson 1905
†Gryphaeostrea callophyla Ihering 1903
†Gryphaeostrea canaliculata coxi Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
†Gryphaeostrea kochiensis Tashiro and Kozai 1982
†Gryphaeostrea lateralis Nilsson 1827
†Gryphaeostrea sanjuanicus Morales-Ortega et al. 2016
†Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton 1828
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Invalid names: Ostrea (Gryphaeostrea) subeversa Conrad 1865 [synonym]
G. †Gyrostrea Mirkamalov 1963
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Subg. †Gyrostrea (Vatonnei) Malchus 1990
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†Gyrostrea (Vatonnei) vatonnei Peron and Thomas 1891
†Gyrostrea antwani Malchus 1990
†Gyrostrea anubis Malchus 1990
†Gyrostrea besairiei Collignon 1949
†Gyrostrea delettrei Coquand 1862
†Gyrostrea hinchada Kues 1997
†Gyrostrea lingua Sowerby 1840
†Gyrostrea turkestanensis Bobkova 1946
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 08:05:58
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:34:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Steuber 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 140.20000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (413 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland Gryphaeostrea lateralis, Gryphaeostrea arduennensis (213516)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Gryphaeostrea canaliculata (1778 1854)
Aptian - Cenomanian125.0 - 93.9Angola Ostrea canaliculata (210866)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Venezuela Ostrea sp. (94208)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0France Gryphaeostrea canaliculata (56558 56672)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Ostrea canaliculata, Ostrea besairiei (86497)
Albian113.0 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Gryphaeostrea canaliculata (1844 1865)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) Gyrostrea hinchada (37561)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Hungary Liostrea delettrei (74891)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar Ostrea besairiei (98234 98268)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Alabama) Gryphaeostrea plicatella (84142)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Gryphaeostrea ricardi (74865)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Gryphaeostrea sp. (42609 93039)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Libya Gryphaeostrea desioi (42143)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Ostrea lingua (77162 77169 77170 77171 77400)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Gryphaeostrea sp. (72083)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Gryphaeostrea miotauriniensis (178108)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Ostrea lingua (63040)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Indonesia (West Java) Ostrea lingua (179626)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Ostrea lingua (70100)