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Phygraea lincolnensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Ostraea lincolnensis was named by Weaver (1916). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ostrea lincolnensis by Wagner and Schilling (1923); it was recombined as Phygraea lincolnensis by Squires (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Ostraea lincolnensis Weaver p. 36 figs. pl. 1, figs. 5, 6
1923Ostrea lincolnensis Wagner and Schilling pp. 246, 247
1944Ostraea lincolnensis Durham p. 137
2018Phygraea lincolnensis Squires p. 21 figs. Figs. 184–215

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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)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusPhygraea(Fischer von Waldheim 1835)
specieslincolnensis()

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.

Phygraea lincolnensis Weaver 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:10:00
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:10:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 41.30000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Ostrea lincolnensis (209754)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (California) Ostrea lincolnensis (71184 71190 71192 71193 71200)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Alaska) Ostrea lincolnensis (44112)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Ostrea lincolnensis (208138)