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Gryphaea planoconvexa

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Gryphaea planoconvexa Whitfield p. 142 figs. pl. 2, figs. 9,10

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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
subfamilyGryphaeinaeVialov 1936
genusGryphaeaLamarck 1801
speciesplanoconvexaWhitfield 1876

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.

†Gryphaea planoconvexa Whitfield 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:23:24
Modified: 2005-01-28 04:23:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Steuber 2002

Age range: Late/Upper Bajocian or 168.60000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic174.7 - 143.1USA (Idaho) Gryphaea planoconvexa (184617)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Utah) Gryphaea planoconvexa (167099 167100 167101 167102 167111 167112 167115 167120)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Idaho) Gryphaea planoconvexa (167033 167036 167037 167039 167040 167041 167043 167052 167054 167055 167057 167058 167061)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Wyoming) Gryphaea planoconvexa (36527 167070 167088 167093 167094 167095 172981)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Wyoming ) Gryphaea planoconvexa (167065 167069 167071 167072 167073 167075 167076 167077 167081 167082 167083 167085)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2USA (Idaho) Gryphaea planoconvexa (167162 167164 167166 167167 167168)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2USA (Wyoming) Gryphaea planoconvexa (167169)