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Gyrostrea (Vatonnei) roachensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Gyrostrea (Vatonnei) roachensis Fourtau

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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
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyGryphaeostreinaeStenzel 1971
genusGyrostreaMirkamalov 1963
subgenusVatonnei
speciesroachensisFourtau 1917

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.

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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Coniacian or 100.50000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Gyrostrea roachensis (185813)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Peru Gyrostrea roachensis (62002)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Egypt Gyrostrea roachensis (185828)