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Cassianella gryphaeata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Cassianellidae

Taxonomy
Avicula gryphaeata was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Avicula.

It was recombined as Cassianella gryphaeata by Laube (1865).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. dussaulti, C. jindingensis, C. tulongensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Avicula gryphaeata Münster p. 75 figs. Pl 7, fig 7
1843Ostrea avicularis Klipstein p. 246 figs. Pl 15, fig 30
1843Ostrea bronni Klipstein p. 247 figs. Pl 15, fig 31
1865Cassianella gryphaeata Laube p. 46 figs. Pl 17, fig 1

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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
familyCassianellidaeIchikawa 1958
genusCassianellaBeyrich 1862
speciesgryphaeata()

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.

†Cassianella gryphaeata Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Ostrea avicularis Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Ostrea bronni Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 06:02:23
Modified: 2007-10-05 08:02:23
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 242.00000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Vietnam Cassianella gryphaeata (44767)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Cassianella gryphaeata (44953)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria Cassianella gryphaeata (201956)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Avicula gryphaeata (type locality: 137429) Cassianella gryphaeata (69667 69684 69685 144634)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Cassianella gryphaeata (97858)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Ostrea bronni (64140)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Ostrea bronni (64142 64143 64155 64177)