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Pycnodonte (Phygraea) burckhardti

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea burckhardti was named by Bohm (1903).

It was recombined as Pycnodonte (Phygraea) burckhardti by Casadio (1998) and Brezina et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Gryphaea burckhardti Bohm
1998Pycnodonte (Phygraea) burckhardti Casadio p. 451 figs. Figs. 2.1-2.2, pl. II figs. 16-19
2017Pycnodonte (Phygraea) burckhardti Brezina et al. p. 113

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusPycnodonte(Fischer von Waldheim 1835)
subgenusPhygraea(Vyalov 1936)
speciesburckhardti(Bohm 1903)

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Casadio 1998Valva derecha muy curvada y con la región umbonal muy acuminada; chomata continua a lo largo de todo el perímetro de las valvas.
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: Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) Pycnodonte burckhardti (5160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Mendoza) Pycnodonte burckhardti (236249)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) Pycnodonte burckhardti (73886 73888 73889 73902 73905 73909 73910 73911 73912 73913 73914 73915 73916 73917 73918 73919 73920 73921 73922 73924 73925 73926 73935 73936 73937 73938 73939 73940 73941 73942 73969 73971 73972 73973 73974 73976 73977 73978 73979 73980 73981 73982 73983 73984 73985 73986 73987 73988 73990 73991 73992 73993 73995 74004 74005 74006 74007 74008 74041 74042 74046 74048 74049)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Río Negro) Pycnodonte burckhardti (220768)