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Odontogryphaea thirsae

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea thirsae was named by Gabb (1862) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coast.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Ostrea thirsae by Heilprin (1884) and Maury (1912); it was recombined as Odontogryphaea thirsae by Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Gryphaea thirsae Gabb p. 329
1884Ostrea thirsae Heilprin p. 311
1912Ostrea thirsae Maury p. 39
1965Odontogryphaea thirsae Palmer and Brann p. 225

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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
genusOdontogryphaeaIhering 1903
speciesthirsae(Gabb 1862)

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 Paleocene to the top of the Priabonian or 58.70000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8USA (Alabama) Odontogryphaea thirsae (85330)
Middle Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene61.7 - 48.6USA (North Carolina) Odontogryphaea thirsae (98984)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Odontogryphaea thirsae (80286 80367 80384 80386 80387 80422 80423 90610)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0USA (Georgia) Odontogryphaea thirsae (91885)
Selandian - Ypresian61.6 - 47.8USA (Louisiana) Ostrea thirsae (98909)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Odontogryphaea thirsae (92302) Ostrea thirsae (92281 98920 98927 99717 99718 99720 99721 99725 99726 99727 99729 99731 99732 99758 99759 99763 101126 101129)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Ostrea thirsae (42918 42922 42923 42927 42928)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Odontogryphaea thirsae (194354)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Ostrea thirsae (42948)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Trinidad and Tobago Ostrea thirsae (80172)