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Birostrina coptensis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus coptensis was named by Casey (1961). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is ACAR, Atherfield Point [Carstone Mbr, Lower Greensand], which is in an Albian marine sandstone in the Monk’s Bay Sandstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Birostrina coptensis by Cooper (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Inoceramus coptensis Casey
1982Birostrina coptensis Cooper fig. 3F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidaeGiebel 1852
genusBirostrinaDe Luc and Sowerby 1821
speciescoptensis(Casey 1961)

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.

Birostrina coptensis Casey 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:25:20
Modified: 2005-01-28 04:25:20
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Middle Albian or 112.03000 to 105.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Inoceramus coptensis (1845)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France Inoceramus coptensis (58973)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) Inoceramus coptensis (1782 1834 1862)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3United Kingdom (England) Inoceramus coptensis (type locality: 1765)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Angola Birostrina coptensis (211028)