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Stefaninia ogilviae

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Gervilleia ogilviae was named by Bittner (1895). It is not extant. Its type locality is Cortina d'Ampezzo (Ogilvie coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Stefaninia.

It was recombined as Stefaninia ogilviae by Cox et al. (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Gervilleia ogilviae Bittner
1969Stefaninia ogilviae Cox 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
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusStefaniniaCox 1969
speciesogilviae()

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.

Stefaninia ogilviae Bittner 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: minorf
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 05:06:17
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:45:10
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Julian or 241.46400 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Romania Stefaninia ogilviae (142737)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Gervilleia ogilviae (138262)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Greece Stefaninia ogilviae (201825)