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Rhynchostreon tombeckianum

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea tombeckiana was named by d'Orbigny (1846).

It was recombined as Rhynchostreon tombeckianum by Pugaczewska (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Ostrea tombeckiana d'Orbigny
1975Rhynchostreon tombeckianum Pugaczewska p. 58 figs. Pl 13, figs 1-4

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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)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusRhynchostreon
speciestombeckianum(d'Orbigny 1846)

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.

Rhynchostreon tombeckianum d'Orbigny 1846
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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: Kiessling 2004, Steuber 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available