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Umbrostrea iranica

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Umbrostrea iranica was named by Hautmann (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nayband Formation - Locality 5, which is in a Norian marine limestone in the Nayband Formation of Iran.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Umbrostrea iranica Hautmann

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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
genusUmbrostreaHautmann 2001
speciesiranicaHautmann 2001

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.

Umbrostrea iranica Hautmann 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 09:19:10
Modified: 2007-09-26 11:19:10
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Rhaetian or 211.18000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7Iran Umbrostrea iranica (41519 type locality: 41520)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Iran Umbrostrea iranica (66938)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Iran Umbrostrea iranica (49034 49200 49510 49569 49605 49606 49662)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Iran Umbrostrea iranica (41504)