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Gryphaeostrea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Gryphaeostrea was named by Conrad (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: K Vala T Mi-u-l].

It was reranked as Ostrea (Gryphaeostrea) by Conrad (1865); it was reranked as Gryphaea (Gryphaeostrea) by Maury (1936).

It was assigned to Ostrea by Conrad (1865); to Gryphaea by Maury (1936); to Ostreidae by Tashiro and Kozai (1982); to Gryphaeostreini by Gliozzi and Malatesta (1983); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Exogyrinae by Vokes (1980), Woodring (1982), Moore (1987) and Morales-Ortega et al. (2016); and to Gryphaeostreinae by Casadio (1998), Bouchet et al. (2010) and Squires (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Gryphaeostrea Conrad
1865Ostrea (Gryphaeostrea) Conrad
1936Gryphaea (Gryphaeostrea) Maury p. 164
1980Gryphaeostrea Vokes p. 65
1982Gryphaeostrea Tashiro and Kozai p. 78
1982Gryphaeostrea Woodring p. 610
1983Gryphaeostrea Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 90
1987Gryphaeostrea Moore p. 18
1998Gryphaeostrea Casadio p. 451
2002Gryphaeostrea Sepkoski
2010Gryphaeostrea Bouchet et al.
2016Gryphaeostrea Morales-Ortega et al. p. 9
2018Gryphaeostrea Squires p. 15

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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(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyGryphaeostreinaeStenzel 1971
genusGryphaeostreaConrad 1865

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. †Gryphaeostrea Conrad 1865
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Gryphaeostrea arduennensis d'Orbigny 1846
Gryphaeostrea aviculiformis Anderson 1905
Gryphaeostrea callophyla Ihering 1903
Gryphaeostrea canaliculata coxi Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
Gryphaeostrea kochiensis Tashiro and Kozai 1982
Gryphaeostrea lateralis Nilsson 1827
Gryphaeostrea sanjuanicus Morales-Ortega et al. 2016
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton 1828
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Invalid names: Ostrea (Gryphaeostrea) subeversa Conrad 1865 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height613.211.816.712.31.99

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 Valanginian to the top of the Burdigalian or 140.20000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (286 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland G. lateralis, G. arduennensis (213516)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) G. canaliculata (1778 1854)
Aptian - Cenomanian125.0 - 93.9Angola Ostrea canaliculata (210866)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03France G. canaliculata (56558 56672)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Venezuela Ostrea sp. (94208)
Albian113.0 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) G. canaliculata (1844 1865)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Ostrea canaliculata (86497)
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.0 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Ostrea canaliculata (198090)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) G. canaliculata (1783 1818)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Bolivia G. sp. (229872)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) G. sp. (3076 3077 3079)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Colorado) G. sp. (2739 2740)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Danian100.5 - 61.6USA (Texas) G. vomer (98859 99050 99051)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Eocene100.5 - 48.6USA (New Jersey) G. vomer (101338 101349)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Eocene100.5 - 48.6USA (Texas) G. vomer (98792)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France G. canaliculata (59658)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) G. elderi (53505 53923 53925 54154 55434 55435 55814) G. nationsi (55566 55632 55634 55989 56069 56070) G. sp. (2171 230790)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) G. sp. (3286 3288 3289 3324 44164)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (New Mexico) G. sp. (44282)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Gabon G. sp. (209608)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic G. canaliculata (90516 90517 90518 146401 146500 146501)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Japan G. kochiensis (87012)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Belgium (Namur) G. canaliculata (51518)
Senonian - Paleocene89.3 - 56.0Netherlands (Limburg) G. canaliculata (31455)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France G. canaliculata (3746)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1France G. canaliculata (3747)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Russian Federation (Saratov) G. sp. (141001)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) G. sp. (6146) G. sp., G. vomer (6156) G. vomer (6155 6157 6171 6172 6176)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) G. vomer (6662 6665 6666)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) G. vomer (3870 3877)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Libya G. canaliculata (185660)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) G. canaliculata (1389)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) G. vomer (1313 4380 26818)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Belgium G. lateralis (1324)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France (Normandy) G. lateralis (1325)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France G. canaliculata, G. lateralis (1327)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Arkansas) G. vomer (1302 4388 4389 4390)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) G. vomer (1304 1305 1391)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Colombia G. sp. (1375)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) G. vomer (1296 1298 1299 1300 1395 4527 4530 7452 7492)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina G. callophylla (1347) G. guaranitica (1371)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Kazakhstan G. lateralis (1343)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Kustanai) G. canaliculata (186854)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) G. callophyla (66649)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Georgia) G. vomer (1309)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Netherlands G. lateralis (1326)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Poland G. canaliculata (1321)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mozambique G. canaliculata (1382)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jordan G. canaliculata (1358)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Bulgaria G. canaliculata (1332)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) G. vomer (1348)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Denmark G. canaliculata (1386)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Missouri) G. vomer (1295)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Alabama) G. vomer (1306 1307 83239)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation G. lateralis (1388)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) G. vomer (4104 4105 4109 4110 4111 4112 4113 4116)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) G. sp. (206970)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) G. vomer (4238 4245)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) G. vomer (4385 4386)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) G. sp. (4200) G. vomer (4175 4177 4178 4179 4180 4182 4184 4187 4189 4192 4193 4194 4197 4199 4201 4202 4205 4206 4207 4213 4214 4215 4216 4220 4224 4225 4226 4227 4230 4233 83225 83237 83238)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) G. vomer (4377 124937)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland G. canaliculata (27818 27822 28445)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) G. sp. (4449 5554) G. vomer (4393 4395 4396 4397 4399 4400 4404 4412 4413 4414 4424 4438 4457 4458 4459 4460 4472 4473 4475 4485 4489 4490 4491 4496 4503 4504 4505 4507 4508 4511 4522)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) G. vomer (4106 4126 4129 4136 4137 4138 4140 4141 4142 4143 4144 4146 4152 4155 4157 4160 4162 4163 4164 4167 4168 4171)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) G. vomer (4366 4371 4373)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Kustanai) G. canaliculata (186858 186878)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) G. vomer (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene70.6 - 61.7USA (New Jersey) G. vomer (26819)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) G. callophyla (5160)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (New Jersey) G. vomer (101342 101351 124963)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) G. callophylla (73918 73939 73940 74042)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland G. eversa (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium G. canaliculata (26879 26880)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) G. vomer (83261 83292 83293 83295 83297)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Río Negro) G. callophyla (220768)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France G. canaliculata (20816)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (North Carolina) G. vomer (99440)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Poland G. canaliculata (3112)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) G. vomer (3113 101328 124966)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Virginia) G. sp. (62244)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Maryland) G. vomer (91709)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Ostrea aviculaformis (122337) Ostrea aviculiformis (205790)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (New Jersey) G. vomer (124967)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Mexico (Baja California Sur) G. sanjuanicus (205783)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Brazil Gryphaea trachyoptera (87914)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (North Carolina) Ostrea subeversa (41928 41929)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Baja California) G. sanjuanicus (5504)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France G. eversa (78567)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) G. plicatella (3532 90472 91086)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) G. plicatella (3514 98242 98274)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) G. plicatella (98497)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) G. plicatella (3539 3548 3549 3550 3551)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) G. plicatella (99677)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy G. eversa (78565 81043)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) G. sp. (86499)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Alabama) G. plicatella (84142)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama G. sp. (42609 93039)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) G. ricardi (74865)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India G. sp. (72083)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Libya G. desioi (42143)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy G. miotauriniensis (178108)