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Texigryphaea mucronata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea mucronata was named by Gabb (1869).

It was recombined as Texigryphaea mucronata by Scott (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Gryphaea mucronata Gabb p. 274
2007Texigryphaea mucronata Scott p. 31

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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
genusTexigryphaea
speciesmucronata()

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 08:05:58
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:34:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Steuber 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 119.57000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Gryphaea mucronata (1882)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) Gryphaea mucronata (88629 88630 88631 88632 88635 88636 88637 88638)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Gryphaea mucronata (2004)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) Gryphaea mucronata (88218)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Gryphaea mucronata (88748)