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Gervillella araucana

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Gervillella araucana was named by Damborenea (1987). It is not extant. Its type locality is D16-Cerro Roth, South Neuquen, which is in a Pliensbachian marine horizon in the Piedra Pintada Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. alpina, G. aviculcides, G. betacalcis, G. didimtuensis, G. hagenowi, G. olifex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Gervillella araucana Damborenea
1998Gervillella araucana Aberhan p. 74 figs. Pl 2, figs 14,15
2008Gervillella araucana Scholz et al.

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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)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusGervillella
speciesaraucanaDamborenea 1987

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.

†Gervillella araucana Damborenea 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:03:22
Modified: 2004-02-29 20:03:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Middle Toarcian or 190.80000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Mexico (Sonora) Gervillella araucana (115211)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Argentina (Mendoza) Gervillella araucana (201506 201507 201508)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile Gervillella araucana (32409 32411 32415 32417 32426 33951 33953 33954 33959 33961)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Gervillella araucana (53193 53194)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Argentina (Neuquen) Gervillella araucana (33862 33899 type locality: 33902 33907 33909 33910)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Mexico (Sonora) Gervillella araucana (115215)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Gervillella araucana (33886 33887)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Chile Gervillella araucana (35445)