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Curvostrea rouvillei

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea rouvillei was named by Coquand (1862).

It was recombined as Liostrea rouvillei by Pervinquiere (1912), Dartevelle and Freneix (1957); it was recombined as Ostrea (Crassostrea) rouvillei by Abbass (1962); it was recombined as Curvostrea rouvillei by Malchus (1990), Cooper (2002), Mendir et al. (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Ostrea biskarensis Coquand
1862Ostrea rouvillei Coquand
1869Ostrea rediviva Coquand
1871Gryphaea arrialoorensis Stoliczka
1912Liostrea rouvillei Pervinquiere
1957Liostrea rouvillei Dartevelle and Freneix p. 116 figs. Pl 20, fig 4
1962Ostrea (Crassostrea) rouvillei Abbass
1971Curvostrea rediviva Stenzel
1990Curvostrea rouvillei Malchus
2002Curvostrea rouvillei Cooper p. 33
2021Curvostrea rouvillei Mendir et al. p. 11 figs. 5L1-2, M1-2

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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
subfamilyGryphaeostreinaeStenzel 1971
genusCurvostreaVialov 1936
speciesrouvillei(Coquand 1862)

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.

†Curvostrea rouvillei Coquand 1862
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Invalid names: Gryphaea arrialoorensis Stoliczka 1871 [synonym], Liostrea oxiana Romanowsky 1884 [synonym], Ostrea biskarensis Coquand 1862 [synonym], Ostrea rediviva Coquand 1869 [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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Steuber 2002

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 110.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur) Curvostrea rouvillei (70458)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt Curvostrea rouvillei (140609)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Egypt Curvostrea rouvillei (150677 150876)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Tunisia (Sidi Bou Zid) Curvostrea rouvillei (108971)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Curvostrea rouvillei (132848 132849 132850)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Libya Curvostrea rouvillei (185659)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria Curvostrea rouvillei (220823)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Curvostrea rouvillei (150675 150787)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil Curvostrea rouvillei (141007 141015 141023 141024 141027)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Kyrgyzstan (Batken) Liostrea oxiana (3796)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Curvostrea rouvillei (114795 140240 140242 140952 185813)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria Curvostrea rouvillei (220824)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Curvostrea rouvillei (140225 140237)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Egypt Curvostrea rouvillei (150676)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Angola Ostrea rediviva (210893)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) Curvostrea rediviva (87805)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Curvostrea rouvillei (114799 114815 114899 140587)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kyrgyzstan (Batken) Liostrea oxiana (3797 3801 3803)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Algeria Curvostrea rouvillei (185658)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Curvostrea rouvillei (114900)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Afghanistan Liostrea rouvillei, Liostrea oxiana (186341)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Curvostrea rouvillei (114823 140592 150674)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Curvostrea rouvillei (114801)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Morocco Curvostrea rouvillei (185610)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Afghanistan Liostrea rouvillei (186342)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Afghanistan Liostrea rouvillei (186345)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Afghanistan Liostrea rouvillei (186346)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Russian Federation Curvostrea rouvillei (1388)