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Deltoideum (Deltoideum) delta

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea delta was named by Smith (1817).

It was recombined as Deltoideum (Deltoideum) delta by Kosenkoa (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Ostrea delta Smith
1818Ostrea deltoidea Sowerby
1821Ostrea expansa Sowerby
1852Ostrea unciformis Buvignier
1932Ostrea (Liostrea) delta Arkell
1955Ostrea hemideltoidea Gerasimov
1966Liostrea cucurbita Zakharov
1971Liostrea moreana Pugaczewska
1971Liostrea oxfordiana Pugaczewska
1971Liostrea quadrangularis Pugaczewska
1971Liostrea unciformis Pugaczewska
1972Liostrea uralensis Zakharov
1974Liostrea gibberosa Zakharov
1974Liostrea planoconvexa Zakharov
2016Deltoideum (Deltoideum) delta Kosenkoa

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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
subfamilyGryphaeinaeVialov 1936
genusDeltoideumRollier 1917
subgenusDeltoideumRollier 1917
speciesdelta(Smith 1817)

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: Liostrea cucurbita Zakharov 1966 [synonym], Liostrea gibberosa Zakharov 1974 [synonym], Liostrea moreana Pugaczewska 1971 [synonym], Liostrea oxfordiana Pugaczewska 1971 [synonym], Liostrea planoconvexa Zakharov 1974 [synonym], Liostrea quadrangularis Pugaczewska 1971 [synonym], Liostrea unciformis Pugaczewska 1971 [synonym], Liostrea uralensis Zakharov 1972 [synonym], Ostrea (Liostrea) delta Arkell 1932 [synonym], Ostrea deltoidea Sowerby 1818 [synonym], Ostrea expansa Sowerby 1821 [synonym], Ostrea hemideltoidea Gerasimov 1955 [synonym], Ostrea unciformis Buvignier 1852 [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: Kiessling 2004, Steuber 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Berriasian or 161.20000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Deltoideum delta (1558 1567 1568 1573 1603 1607 1608 1611 1900 1909 1917 2092 2096 2104 2652 2653) Liostrea quadrangularis (2660)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Deltoideum delta (2555 2595 2596)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Deltoideum delta (2586)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Deltoideum delta, Liostrea moreana (60387)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Normandy) Deltoideum delta (4080)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Liostrea moreana (4779 4785)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Deltoideum delta (4085 5937)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Deltoideum delta (4856 4905 4913 4914) Deltoideum delta, Liostrea quadrangularis (4918)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Lorraine) Deltoideum delta (21273)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Normandy) Deltoideum delta (4858 4916 5243 5248) Deltoideum delta, Liostrea quadrangularis (5249)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) Deltoideum delta (1566 1569 1570 1571 1572 1612 1613 1911 1912)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Deltoideum delta (5988) Liostrea moreana (8516)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Haute-Normandie) Ostrea deltoidea (60398)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland Deltoideum delta (38693 126945)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8United Kingdom (England) Ostrea deltoidea (26795)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Russian Federation (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) Deltoideum delta (58777 164005)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Ostrea deltoidea (98478) Ostrea expansa (100654)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Poland Deltoideum delta (126951)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Lebanon Ostrea expansa (34869)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal Liostrea moreana (7869)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Russian Federation Deltoideum delta (2498) Deltoideum delta, Liostrea uralensis (2501) Liostrea uralensis (2502 2503)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Russian Federation Deltoideum delta (135614)