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Cubitostrea lisbonensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea sellaeformis lisbonensis was named by Harris (1919) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coast.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Ostrea (Cubitostrea) lisbonensis by Stenzel (1945); it was recombined as Cubitostrea lisbonensis by Stenzel (1949) and Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Ostrea sellaeformis lisbonensis Harris p. 12 figs. pl. 9, figs. 1-6
1945Ostrea (Cubitostrea) lisbonensis Stenzel pp. 39-46
1949Cubitostrea lisbonensis Stenzel p. 45
1965Cubitostrea lisbonensis Palmer and Brann p. 116

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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)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyOstreinaeRafinesque 1815
genusCubitostreaSacco 1897
specieslisbonensis(Harris 1919)

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.

†Cubitostrea lisbonensis Harris 1919
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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: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Louisiana) Cubitostrea lisbonensis (209378)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Cubitostrea lisbonensis (99668 99669)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Cubitostrea lisbonensis (5341 5342 32901 77066)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Cubitostrea lisbonensis (91125)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Cubitostrea lisbonensis (81206 81207 81209 81210 98354)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Cubitostrea lisbonensis (98854)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Ostrea lisbonensis (42966 42968 42969)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Cubitostrea lisbonensis (90603 205438)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Cubitostrea lisbonensis (91114 92372 98769 98944)