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Atreta nilssoni

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea nilssoni was named by Hagenow (1842).

It was recombined as Dimyodon nilssoni by Böhm (1891); it was recombined as Atreta nilssoni by Dhondt and Jagt (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Ostrea nilssoni Hagenow
1891Dimyodon nilssoni Böhm p. 89 figs. Pl 4, fig 7
1987Atreta nilssoni Dhondt and Jagt

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderProspondyloidinaWaller 2005
superfamilyDimyoideaFischer 1886
familyDimyidaeFischer 1886
genusAtretaEtallon 1862
speciesnilssoni(Hagenow 1842)

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.

†Atreta nilssoni Hagenow 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:05:30
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:05:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Danian or 100.50000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Atreta nilssoni (66734 66776)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Atreta nilssoni (82809)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Atreta nilssoni (28084)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Dimyodon nilssoni (64153 64177 221859)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Atreta nilssoni (28077)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Atreta nilssoni (27818 27822 28445)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Atreta nilssoni (1318 1330 1342 1349)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Atreta nilssoni (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Atreta nilssoni (1385 1386 35039)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Atreta nilssoni (1389)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Atreta nilssoni (1326)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) Atreta nilssoni (1377)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Dimyodon nilssoni (89866)