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Gryphus oakvilleensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula oakvillensis was named by Weaver (1912). Its type specimen is CAS 544, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Terebratulina oakvillensis by Weaver (1942); it was misspelled as Terebratula oakvilleensis by Durham (1944); it was recombined as Gryphus oakvilleensis by Hertlein and Grant IV (1944).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Terebratula oakvillensis Weaver pp. 79-80 figs. pl. 13, fig. 107
1942Terebratulina oakvillensis Weaver p. 14
1944Terebratula oakvilleensis Durham p. 191
1944Gryphus oakvilleensis Hertlein and Grant IV p. 92 figs. Plate 5, figures 19, 20; Plate 16, figure 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familyTerebratulidaeGray 1840
subfamilyGryphinaeSahni 1929
genusGryphusMegerle von Mühlfeld 1811
speciesoakvilleensis()

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.

Gryphus oakvilleensis Weaver 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Terebratula oakvilleensis (91607)