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Oxytoma (Oxytoma) grantsvillensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae

Taxonomy

Oxytoma (Oxytoma) grantsvillensis was named by Waller (2005). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bed SC20, South Canyon, New Pass Range, which is in a Longobardian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Augusta Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

O. arcricostata, O. arcticostata, O. arizonensis, O. articostata, O. censorius, O. contorta, O. cornueliana, O. costata, O. czekanovskii, O. danica, O. dieneri, O. dumortieri, O. expansa, O. ferrugineum, O. gussevi, O. inaequivalis, O. inaequivalve, O. inaequivalvis, O. inaequivalvis, O. inaequvalve, O. inaquivalve, O. inequivalva, O. intermedia, O. jacksoni, O. koniensis, O. laevicostata, O. majsisovosi, O. mclearni, O. mojsisovicsi, O. multistriatum, O. munsteri, O. oppeli, O. papyria, O. pectinatum, O. pulchra, O. seminudum, O. semiradiata, O. sinemuriensis, O. startense, O. subzitteli, O. tenuicostata, O. tetoriense, O. tetoriensis, O. trechmanni, O. danica, O. danica, O. danica, O. agrawali, O. censoriensis, O. ferrugineum, O. kashiwaiensis, O. multistriata, O. tetoriensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
2005	Oxytoma (Oxytoma) grantsvillensis Waller

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)
—	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822

Rank	Name	Author
—	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Ostreiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Pectinida	(Gray 1854)
suborder	Anomiidina	Gray 1854
—	Monotoidei	Waterhouse 2001
superfamily	Oxytomoidea	Ichikawa 1958
family	Oxytomidae	Ichikawa 1958
genus	Oxytoma	(Meek and Hayden 1865)
subgenus	Oxytoma	Meek 1864
species	grantsvillensis	Waller 2005

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.

†Oxytoma (Oxytoma) grantsvillensis Waller 2005

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calciteg

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryg

Attached:

yesg

Life habit:

epifaunalg

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2007-10-05 04:22:50

Modified:

2009-04-13 13:15:35

Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class

References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Longobardian or 239.48000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ladinian	241.464 - 237.0	USA (Nevada)	Oxytoma grantsvillensis (48138)
Longobardian	239.48 - 237.0	USA (Nevada)	Oxytoma grantsvillensis (type locality: 42552 48134)