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Exogyra clarki

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Exogyra clarki was named by Shattuck (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shoal Creek, Austin, which is in a Cenomanian marine limestone in the Buda Limestone Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Exogyra clarki Shattuck p. 22 figs. pl. 10-11

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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
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusExogyraSay 1820
speciesclarki

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.

Exogyra clarki Shattuck 1903
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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, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Exogyra clarki (type locality: 88748)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Mexico) Exogyra clarki (179775)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Peru Exogyra clarki (61992)