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Peilinia quadriplicata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea quadriplicata was named by Kues (1997).

It was recombined as Lopha quadriplicata by Scott (1970), Kues et al. (1985), Kues and Lucas (1987) and Kues and Lucas (1993); it was recombined as Peilinia quadriplicata by Kues (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Ostrea quadriplicata Shumard
1970Lopha quadriplicata Scott
1985Lopha quadriplicata Kues and et al.
1987Lopha quadriplicata Kues and Lucas
1993Lopha quadriplicata Kues and Lucas
1997Ostrea quadriplicata Kues
1997Peilinia quadriplicata Kues

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPeilinia
speciesquadriplicata()

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: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:24:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:08:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Albian or 105.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Lopha quadriplicata (2020 2024 2032 2039 2040 2042 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Lopha quadriplicata (52126) Ostrea quadriplicata (65714 65718 65719 65722 65725 65727 65728 65732 65733 65734 65736 65737 65738 65739)