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Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaea nana was named by Sowerby (1822).

It was recombined as Exogyra nana by Weir (1929); it was recombined as Nanogyra nana by Kiessling (2009); it was recombined as Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana by Koppka (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Gryphaea nana Sowerby
1829Gryphaea mima Phillips
1830Exogyra bruntrutana Thurmann
1833Exogyra auriformis Goldfuss
1833Exogyra spiralis Goldfuss
1847Ostrea spiralis Orbigny
1872Ostrea bruntrutana Loriol
1893Ostrea (Exogyra) quadrata Etallon
1905Exogyra bruntrutana Dacque
1925Exogyra fourtaui Stefanini
1927Exogyra eminensis Reed
1929Exogyra nana Weir p. 20 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 11-13
1931Exogyra vinassai Diaz-Romero
2009Nanogyra fourtaui Kiessling
2009Nanogyra nana Kiessling
2015Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Koppka

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusNanogyraBeurlen 1958
subgenusNanogyraBeurlen 1958
speciesnana(Sowerby 1822)

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.

†Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822
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Invalid names: Exogyra auriformis Goldfuss 1833 [synonym], Exogyra bruntrutana Thurmann 1830 [synonym], Exogyra eminensis Reed 1927 [synonym], Exogyra fourtaui Stefanini 1925 [synonym], Exogyra spiralis Goldfuss 1833 [synonym], Exogyra vinassai Diaz-Romero 1931 [synonym], Gryphaea mima Phillips 1829 [synonym], Ostrea (Exogyra) quadrata Etallon 1893 [synonym], Ostrea spiralis Orbigny 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 08:05:58
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:34:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Steuber 2002

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Berriasian or 170.30000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (516 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Serbia and Montenegro Nanogyra nana (132950 132951)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3India Nanogyra nana (68388 68597)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Egypt Exogyra nana (171236)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1India Nanogyra nana (67397 67667)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Nanogyra nana (48522)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1China (Quinghai-Xizang) Nanogyra nana (37433 37442 37444 37446 37447)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Champagne-Ardenne) Nanogyra nana (96156)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India Nanogyra nana (63228)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Kachchh) Nanogyra nana (24050)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Gujarat) Nanogyra nana (93561)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Nanogyra nana (69130 69134)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Portugal Nanogyra nana (8164 68239)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Kimmeridgian150.8 - 152.1Portugal Nanogyra nana (8167)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Exogyra bruntrutana (23887)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal Nanogyra nana (6872 7414 7870 7888 7889 7891 7894 7895 8041 8158 8159 8161 8168 8204 8205 8206 8335 8336 8337)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal Nanogyra nana (8166)
Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Exogyra nana (13368 13369 13372 13377 13378 13381 13393 13399 13401)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Nanogyra nana (69135 69139)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Nanogyra nana (69126 69142)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Germany Exogyra spiralis (95087)