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Rhynchostreon plicatulum

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea plicatula was named by Lamarck (1819).

It was recombined as Rhynchostreon plicatulum by Malchus (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Gryphaea plicatula Lamarck
1859Ostrea reaumuri Coquand
1869Ostrea ratisbonensis Coquand
1910Exogyra plicatula Lamarck
1990Rhynchostreon plicatulum Malchus

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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
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusRhynchostreonBayle 1874
speciesplicatulum(Lamarck 1819)

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.

Rhynchostreon plicatulum Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Exogyra plicatula Lamarck 1910 [synonym], Ostrea ratisbonensis Coquand 1869 [synonym], Ostrea reaumuri Coquand 1859 [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 Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Rhynchostreon plicatulum (66776 66779)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Kyrgyzstan (Batken) Exogyra plicatula (3796)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kyrgyzstan (Batken) Exogyra plicatula (3797)