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Phygraea newberryi

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea newberryi was named by Stanton (1894).

It was recombined as Phygraea newberryi by Cooper (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Gryphaea newberryi Stanton
2003Phygraea newberryi Cooper p. 151 figs. 4D-F

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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
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusPhygraea(Fischer von Waldheim 1835)
speciesnewberryi(Stanton 1894)

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.

Phygraea newberryi Stanton 1894
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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
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:10:00
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:10:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Santonian or 100.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Gryphaea newberryi (175427 175428)
Middle Turonian - Early/Lower Campanian93.9 - 72.2USA (Utah) Gryphaea newberryi (100218)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6Angola Phygraea newberryi (210903)