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Rastellum diluvianum

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea diluviana was named by Linnaeus (1767).

It was recombined as Lopha (Lopha) diluviana by Bobkova (1961); it was recombined as Lopha diluviana by Gruendel (1982); it was recombined as Rastellum diluvianum by Malchus et al. (1994), Schneider et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Ostrea diluviana Linnaeus
1961Lopha (Lopha) diluviana Bobkova
1982Lopha diluviana Gruendel
1994Rastellum diluvianum Malchus et al.
2013Rastellum diluvianum Schneider et al.

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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)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLophinaeVialov 1936
genusRastellumFaujas-St.-Fond 1799
speciesdiluvianum(Linnaeus 1767)

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.

†Rastellum diluvianum Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:24:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:08:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 119.57000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Lopha diluviana (1769 1780 1843 1854 1856)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mozambique Lopha diluviana (174802)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Lopha diluviana (1782)
Albian113.2 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Lopha diluviana (1781)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Sweden (Halland) Ostrea diluviana (38722)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Brazil Rastellum diluvianum (126861)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Charentes) Rastellum diluvianum (64881)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Czechia Rastellum diluvianum (90511 90512 90513)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Bayern) Rastellum diluvianum (114012)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Belgium (Namur) Rastellum diluvianum (51518)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Rastellum diluvianum (1349)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India Rastellum diluvianum (1351)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bulgaria Rastellum diluvianum (1332)