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Exogyra (Exogyra) costata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Exogyra (Exogyra) costata was named by Say (1820). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Exogyra costata by Larina et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say
1971Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say
2016Exogyra costata Larina et al.

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusExogyraSay 1820
subgenusExogyraSay 1820
speciescostataSay 1820

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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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: Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.10000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (305 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Exogyra costata (46566)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Exogyra costata (48725)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Exogyra costata (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Exogyra costata (7509)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Exogyra costata (207338)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Exogyra costata (46617 124935 190541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Exogyra costata (1311)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Exogyra costata (1309)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Exogyra costata (1295)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Exogyra costata (1310)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Exogyra costata (1312)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Exogyra costata (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Exogyra costata (1313 4380 26818 57915 167743)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Exogyra costata (1306 1307 1308 4257 83239)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico Exogyra costata (1356)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Exogyra costata (1338)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Arkansas) Exogyra costata (4388 4389 4391 4392)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Exogyra costata (1296 1298 1299 1300 1301 1392 1393 1394 1395 4532 4551 4557 4563 4565 4604 7449 7454 7480 7489 7497 7517 7525 7551 7556 7563 7571 7585 205408 205522)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Cuba Exogyra costata (1374)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Exogyra costata (1303 1304 1305 1391 7597 7599 7606 7608 205512)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Exogyra costata (4238 4244 4245 4247 4248 4249 4250 4251 4253 4254 4255 4256 4259 4261 4264 4274 4284)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Exogyra costata (4277 4287 4288)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Exogyra costata (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Exogyra costata (4099 4100 4102 4104 4105 4107 4108 4109 4110 4111 4112 4113 4114 4116 4118 4119 4120)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Exogyra costata (4382)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Exogyra costata (124937)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Exogyra costata (4106 4123 4124 4125 4126 4127 4128 4129 4132 4133 4135 4137 4140 4141 4142 4143 4144 4146 4147 4148 4150 4151 4152 4153 4154 4156 4157 4159 4160 4161 4164 4165 4167 4168 4169 4170 4171 4172 7598 7604 212621)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Exogyra costata (4173 4174 4175 4176 4177 4178 4179 4180 4181 4182 4183 4184 4186 4187 4189 4190 4191 4192 4193 4194 4197 4198 4199 4200 4201 4202 4203 4205 4206 4207 4208 4210 4213 4214 4215 4216 4217 4218 4220 4222 4223 4224 4225 4226 4227 4228 4229 4230 4231 4232 4233 4234 4235 4236 4237 83225 83237 83238)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Exogyra costata (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Exogyra costata (4342 4343 4345 4346 4349 4350 4351 4352 4353 4354 4355 4358 4359)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Exogyra costata (4365 4366 4368 4369 4370 4371 4373)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Exogyra costata (4393 4394 4395 4396 4397 4399 4400 4403 4404 4409 4412 4413 4414 4415 4416 4417 4424 4430 4431 4433 4444 4449 4450 4451 4452 4459 4461 4463 4464 4472 4473 4475 4482 4483 4484 4485 4486 4489 4490 4491 4493 4495 4496 4498 4501 4502 4503 4504 4505 4508 4509 4510 4511 4512 4513 4514 4516 4517 4518 4520 4521 4522 4523 7445 7446 7447 7448 7562)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Exogyra costata (4363 7630 83302 151059 190580 190581 190582)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Exogyra costata (83261)