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Gregariella

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae

Taxonomy
Gregariella was named by Monterosato (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1248]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); to Mytilidae by Glenn (1904), Hertlein and Grant (1972), Vokes (1980), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Todd (2001) and Mikkelsen (2006); and to Crenellinae by Moore (1983) and Griffin et al. (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Gregariella Monterosato
1904Gregariella Glenn p. 365
1972Gregariella Hertlein and Grant p. 168
1980Gregariella Vokes p. 24
1983Gregariella Moore p. A72
1998Gregariella Lamprell and Healy p. 88
2001Gregariella Todd
2002Gregariella Sepkoski
2006Gregariella Mikkelsen
2008Gregariella Griffin et al. p. 144

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyCrenellidaeGray 1840
subfamilyCrenellinaeGray 1840
genusGregariellaMonterosato 1883

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.

G. Gregariella Monterosato 1883
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Gregariella amara Griffin et al. 2008
Gregariella chenui Récluz 1842
Gregariella coarctata Carpenter 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-08-18 17:40:41
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:40:41
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.10000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Rio Negro) G. amara (106099 106100)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Denmark G. sp. (35039)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (La Pampa) G. amara (106089 106091)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) G. amara (106082 106083)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) G. frosti, G. sp. (205466)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) G. amara (106092 106095)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Mendoza) G. amara (106084)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Rio Negro) G. amara (106098)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark G. sp. (35040)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) G. ridgei (7789 83950 178054)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) G. ridgei (205520)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) G. sp. (205480)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland G. coralliophaga (51690 70539) G. fuschi (51691)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria G. neuvillei (70785)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium G. semigranulata (86801 86802)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela G. sp. (131210)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) G. coralliophaga (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) G. chenuis (223072)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands G. coralliophaga (80837)