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Nanogyra auricularis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea auricularis was named by Munster (1833).

It was recombined as Nanogyra auricularis by Gahr (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Gryphaea auricularis Munster
2002Nanogyra auricularis Gahr

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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
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusNanogyraBeurlen 1958
speciesauricularis(Munster 1833)

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.

†Nanogyra auricularis Munster 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height147.6

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: Steuber 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 196.50000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile Nanogyra auricularis (32414 32418 32419 32428 32429 32432 32440 32444 33953 33954 33958 33963 33965 33966 33967 33968 33969)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Nanogyra auricularis (33585 33590 33591 33593 33595 33599 33600 33602 33603 33605 33607 33608 33609 33610 33611 34059 34060 34064 34067 34073 34074 34076 34077 34079 34080 34081 34082 34083 34084 34085 34086 34087 34088 34089 34090 34091)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Nanogyra auricularis (33890)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Portugal Nanogyra auricularis (25963)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Nanogyra auricularis (25943 25944 25945 26383)