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Gervillia (Cultriopsis) angusta

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Gervillia angusta was named by Munster (1838). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Gervilleia angusta by Bittner (1901); it was recombined as Gervillia (Cultriopsis) angusta by Newton et al. (1987) and Yin and McRoberts (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Gervillia angusta Munster p. 122 figs. Pl 65, fig 6
1841Gervillia angusta Münster p. 79 figs. Pl 7, fig 23
1865Gervillia angusta Laube p. 54
1889Gervillia angusta von Wöhrmann
1901Gervilleia angusta Bittner
1976Gervillia epichara Chen
1987Gervillia (Cultriopsis) angusta Newton et al.
2006Gervillia (Cultriopsis) angusta Yin and McRoberts p. 108 figs. 3.8b, 3.9, 3.10

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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
genusGervilliaDefrance 1820
subgenusCultriopsisCossman 1904
speciesangusta(Munster 1838)

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.

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Invalid names: Gervillia epichara Chen 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height15.00

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:10:08
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:11:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Planorbis or 242.00000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Cultriopsis angusta (42278)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Hungary (Veszprem) Gervilleia angusta (203349)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Gervilleia angusta (203843)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany Gervillia angusta (206009)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia Gervillia angusta (85177)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria Gervillia angusta (206040)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary Gervilleia angusta (73286)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Gervilleia angusta (203208 203209 203270)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Turkey (Balıkesir) Gervillia angusta (201912)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Cultriopsis angusta (69651 69659 69660 69661 69664 69665 69666 69669 69671 69673 69684) Gervillia angusta (34692 137429 144634 202422)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Oregon) Gervillia angusta (33294 36755)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Brescia) Gervillia angusta (232105)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Trento) Gervillia angusta (232115 232118 232119)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5China (Tibet) Gervillia angusta (73904)