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Cassianella gryphaeata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Cassianellidae

Taxonomy
Avicula gryphaeata was named by Münster (1841). 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 is the type species of Avicula.

It was recombined as Cassianella gryphaeata by Laube (1865).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. dussaulti, C. jindingensis, C. tulongensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Avicula gryphaeata Münster p. 75 figs. Pl 7, fig 7
1843Ostrea avicularis Klipstein p. 246 figs. Pl 15, fig 30
1843Ostrea bronni Klipstein p. 247 figs. Pl 15, fig 31
1865Cassianella gryphaeata Laube p. 46 figs. Pl 17, fig 1

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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
familyCassianellidaeIchikawa 1958
genusCassianellaBeyrich 1862
speciesgryphaeata()

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.

†Cassianella gryphaeata Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Ostrea avicularis Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Ostrea bronni Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available