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Odontogryphaea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Odontogryphaea was named by Ihering (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes T Eo-m-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Flemingostreini by Cox et al. (1971); to Ostreinae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
O. thirsae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Odontogryphaea Ihering
1971Odontogryphaea Cox et al. p. N1153
1980Odontogryphaea Vokes p. 66
2002Odontogryphaea Sepkoski

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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

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. †Odontogryphaea Ihering 1903
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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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Priabonian or 72.10000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Pakistan (Baluchistan) O. morgani (1384)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) O. burckhardti (5160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Rio Negro) O. sp. (5162)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8USA (Alabama) O. thirsae (85330)
Middle Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene61.7 - 48.6USA (North Carolina) O. thirsae (98984)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0USA (Alabama) O. thirsae (80286 80367 80384 80386 80387 80422 80423 90610)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0USA (Georgia) O. thirsae (91885)
Selandian - Ypresian61.6 - 47.8USA (Louisiana) Ostrea thirsae (98909)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) O. 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 (Mississippi) O. sp. (89868 90028 90030 100148)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) O. sp. (89873 89946 97454) O. sp. A (80766 80779 80785 80787 80788) O. thirsae (194354)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Ostrea thirsae (42948)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Trinidad and Tobago Ostrea thirsae (80172)