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Amphidonte columba

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea columba was named by Lamarck (1819).

It was recombined as Exogyra columba by Lamarck (1819), Zaręczny (1878), Furon (1935), Barber (1958); it was recombined as Amphidonta columba by Bobkova (1961); it was recombined as Amphidonte columba by Quarto di Palo (1970); it was synonymized subjectively with Rhynchostreon mermeti by Malchus (1990); it was synonymized subjectively with Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum by Schneider et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Exogyra columba Lamarck
1819Gryphaea columba Lamarck p. 198
1878Exogyra columba Zaręczny p. 216
1935Exogyra columba Furon p. 45 figs. Pl 1, figs 7a,b
1958Exogyra columba Barber p. 21 figs. Pl 8, figs 3,4
1961Amphidonta columba Bobkova
1970Amphidonte columba Quarto di Palo p. 97 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 8; Pl. 13, Fig. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
tribeNanogyriniMalchus 1990
genusAmphidonteFischer von Waldheim 1829
speciescolumba(Lamarck 1819)

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.

Amphidonte columba Lamarck 1819
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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: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Afghanistan (Takhar) Amphidonte columba (78078)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Afghanistan (Takhar) Amphidonte columba (78079)