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Oxytoma (Oxytoma) octavia

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae

Taxonomy
Avicula octavia was named by Orbigny (1850).

It was recombined as Oxytoma (Oxytoma) octavia by Kelly (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Avicula octavia Orbigny
1984Oxytoma (Oxytoma) octavia Kelly

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyOxytomoideaIchikawa 1958
familyOxytomidaeIchikawa 1958
genusOxytoma(Meek and Hayden 1865)
subgenusOxytomaMeek 1864
speciesoctavia(Orbigny 1850)

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.

Oxytoma (Oxytoma) octavia Orbigny 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:22:50
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:15:35
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 149.20000 to 141.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Oxytoma octavia (163966 163967 163969)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1United Kingdom (England) Oxytoma octavia (69130 69134)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0United Kingdom (England) Oxytoma octavia (69139)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05Svalbard and Jan Mayen Oxytoma octavia (163970 163972 163974)