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Praeexogyra dubiensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea dubiensis was named by Contejean (1859).

It was recombined as Liostrea dubiensis by Cox (1965); it was recombined as Praeexogyra dubiensis by Koppka (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. hebredica

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Ostrea exogyroides Roemer
1859Ostrea dubiensis Contejean
1935Ostrea (Liostrea) dubiensis Contejean
1965Liostrea dubiensis Cox
2015Praeexogyra dubiensis Koppka

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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
genusPraeexogyraCharles 1952
speciesdubiensis(Contejean 1859)

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.

†Praeexogyra dubiensis Contejean 1859
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Invalid names: Ostrea (Liostrea) dubiensis Contejean 1935 [synonym], Ostrea exogyroides Roemer 1835 [synonym]
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: Steuber 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Priabonian or 168.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Tanzania Liostrea dubiensis (36406 36407)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Kenya Liostrea dubiensis (36460)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Somalia Liostrea dubiensis (94519) Ostrea dubiensis (92991 93014 93015)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Tanzania Liostrea dubiensis (35507)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Kenya Liostrea dubiensis (36482 36484)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Liostrea dubiensis (1559)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Tanzania Liostrea dubiensis (36423)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Spain Liostrea dubiensis (36211)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Kenya Liostrea dubiensis (36494)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Switzerland (Jura) Praeexogyra dubiensis (185662)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Tanzania Liostrea dubiensis (35458)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal Liostrea dubiensis (8519)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian154.8 - 145.06Portugal Liostrea dubiensis (8102)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal Liostrea dubiensis (68234)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Tanzania Liostrea dubiensis (36279 36300 36302 36304)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Tanzania Liostrea dubiensis (35461 35506 35509 35571)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Portugal Liostrea dubiensis (7414 7870 7891 7893 8158 8317)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Libya Ostrea exogyroides (42138)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Libya Ostrea exogyroides (77237)