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Exogyra columbella

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Exogyra columbella Meek
1877Exogyra costata fluminis White
2019Exogyra columbella Sealey and Lucas p. 147

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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
speciescolumbellaMeek 1876

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 columbella Meek 1876
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Steuber 2002

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Cenomanian or 113.20000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) Exogyra columbella (88680)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Exogyra columbella (2125 4643 4645 4648 4653 4654 4655 4658 4659 6473 6496 6498 6501 6505 6525 6526 6530 6531 6556 6560 6592 6602 6604 6608 6614 6645)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Montana) Exogyra columbella (168055)