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Gervillia (Gervillia) metaforbesiana

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Gervillia metaforbesiana was named by Amano and Matsumoto (1956). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Gervillia (Gervillia) metaforbesiana by Tashiro (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Gervillia metaforbesiana Amano and Matsumoto p. 72 figs. pl. 1, figs. 14, 15
1988Gervillia (Gervillia) metaforbesiana Tashiro p. 287

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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)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusGervilliaDefrance 1820
subgenusGervilliaDefrance 1820
speciesmetaforbesiana(Amano and Matsumoto 1956)

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.

Gervillia (Gervillia) metaforbesiana Amano and Matsumoto 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:10:08
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:11:06
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan (Kagoshima) Gervillia metaforbesiana (40515)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan Gervillia metaforbesiana (69472)