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Nicaisolopha nicaisei

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea nicaisei was named by Coquand (1862).

It was recombined as Alectryonia nicaisei by Greco (1916); it was recombined as Ostrea (Lopha) nicaisei by Rossi (1953); it was recombined as Nicaisolopha nicaisei by Stenzel (1971).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Ostrea nicaisei Coquand
1869Ostrea pomeli Coquand
1916Alectryonia nicaisei Greco
1953Ostrea (Lopha) nicaisei Rossi
1971Nicaisolopha nicaisei Stenzel

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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
genusNicaisolophaVyalov 1936
speciesnicaisei(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.

†Nicaisolopha nicaisei Coquand 1862
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Invalid names: Ostrea pomeli Coquand 1869 [synonym]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Peru Nicaisolopha nicaisei (62006 62007 62010 62011)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Peru Ostrea nicaisei (88672)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Peru Nicaisolopha nicaisei (62013 62015 62016 62019)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Egypt Nicaisolopha nicaisei (184739)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Peru Nicaisolopha nicaisei (62021)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Peru (Cajamarca) Ostrea nicaisei (88154)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Algeria Nicaisolopha nicaisei (185645)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Tunisia Nicaisolopha nicaisei (185652)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Algeria Alectryonia nicaisei (58369)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Egypt Nicaisolopha nicaisei (185816)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Libya Nicaisolopha nicaisei (185660)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Senegal Nicaisolopha nicaisei (1366)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya Nicaisolopha nicaisei (1370)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Egypt Nicaisolopha nicaisei (1363)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan Nicaisolopha nicaisei (1358)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Algeria Nicaisolopha nicaisei (1344 185646)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mali Ostrea pomeli (209367)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Tunisia Nicaisolopha nicaisei (1365 185653)