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Exogyra miotaurinensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Exogyra (Aetostreon) miotaurinensis was named by Sacco (1897) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Early Miocene; Somalia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Exogyra miotaurinensis by Azzaroli (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Exogyra (Aetostreon) miotaurinensis Sacco p. 30 figs. pl. 9, figs. 15-33
1958Exogyra miotaurinensis Azzaroli p. 110

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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)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusExogyraSay 1820
speciesmiotaurinensis(Sacco 1897)

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 miotaurinensis Sacco 1897
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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: Kiessling 2004, Steuber 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Somalia Exogyra miotaurinensis (78830 78953)