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Gastrana

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae

Taxonomy
Gastrana was named by Schumacher (1817) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Macominae by Freneix et al. (1988); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tellinidae by Schneider et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Gastrana Schumacher
1988Gastrana Freneix et al. p. 430
2002Gastrana Sepkoski
2005Gastrana Schneider et al. p. 102

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyTellinidaeBlainville 1814
genusGastranaSchumacher 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.

G. Gastrana Schumacher 1817
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Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758
Gastrana laminosa Sowerby 1827
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:44:14
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:16:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia G. songoensis (70082)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria G. fragilis (65161 77403)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany G. fragilis (164944)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) G. fragilis (31316)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland G. fragilis (51687)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) G. fragilis (37365)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria G. fragilis (69864 70785 70786 70863 70864 70882 70885 70887)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Romania G. fragilis (38594)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy G. fragilis (70513 207783)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco G. fragilis (34723 69860)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy G. fragilis (78336 78337 78338)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium G. laminosa (86801 86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) G. laminosa (84755 84763 84795)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Western Cape) G. fibrosa (118318) G. rostrata (118306) G. sp. (118317)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) G. laminosa (84759 84764 84798 84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium G. laminosa (86803 86804 86805 86806)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Belgium G. laminosa (86807)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa (Western Cape) G. sp. (118308)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia G. abildgaardiana (122929)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa G. abildgaardiana (122937 122939 122940 122941 122943 122944 122945)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Turkey G. fragilis (78332 78333)