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Liostrea tibetica

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Liostrea tibetica was named by Yin and McRoberts (2006). Its type specimen is CUGB3090 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Level A2, Section A - Germig, Tibet, which is in a Planorbis marine sandstone/siltstone in the Germig Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Liostrea tibetica Yin and McRoberts p. 114 figs. 6.19, 6.22-6.29, 6.30b, 6.31-6.33

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyGryphaeinaeVialov 1936
genusLiostreaDouvillé 1904
speciestibetica

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.

Liostrea tibetica Yin and McRoberts 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height1323.917.032.024.03.48

Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:16:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:16:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Steuber 2002

Age range: Planorbis or 201.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5China (Tibet) Liostrea tibetica (75221)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5China Liostrea tibetica (type locality: 73908)