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Gervillaria montanaensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Gervillia montanaensis was named by Meek (1873).

It was recombined as Gervillaria montanaensis by Aberhan (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Gervillia montanaensis Meek p. 472
1998Gervillaria montanaensis Aberhan p. 74 figs. Pl 4, figs 2-4

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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
familyBakevelliidae
genusGervillariaCox 1951
speciesmontanaensis(Meek 1873)

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.

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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 02:20:46
Modified: 2007-11-26 09:50:53
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Late/Upper Bajocian or 199.50000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Gervillaria montanaensis (53191)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Gervillaria montanaensis (53192)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Utah) Gervillia montanaensis (167158)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Wyoming) Gervillia montanaensis (36527 172981)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3USA (Utah) Gervillia montanaensis (171917 171929 172016)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2USA (Wyoming) Gervillia montanaensis (167170)