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Liostrea bourguignati

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea bourguignati was named by Coquand (1869). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Liostrea bourguignati by Dartevelle and Freneix (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Ostrea bourguignati Coquand
1957Liostrea bourguignati Dartevelle and Freneix p. 115 figs. Pl 20, fig 8

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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
subfamilyGryphaeinaeVialov 1936
genusLiostreaDouvillé 1904
speciesbourguignati(Coquand 1869)

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.

Liostrea bourguignati Coquand 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:16:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:16:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Steuber 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Congo-Brazzaville Liostrea bourguignati (191892)