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Gervillaria neptuni

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Cardium neptuni was named by Goldfuss (1837).

It was recombined as Gervillaria neptuni by Schneider et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Cardium neptuni Goldfuss
2013Gervillaria neptuni 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)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusGervillariaCox 1951
speciesneptuni(Goldfuss 1837)

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.

Gervillaria neptuni Goldfuss 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 02:20:46
Modified: 2007-11-26 09:50:53
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 100.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Gervillaria neptuni (66734 66779)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Bayern) Gervillaria neptuni (114012)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Gervillaria neptuni (114268)