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Gastrana

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4371913	https://www.gbif.org/species/4371913
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17677	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17677

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Gastrana

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioidei	Ferussac 1822
superfamily	Tellinoidea
family	Tellinidae	Blainville 1814
genus	Gastrana	Schumacher 1817

Scientific Name

Gastrana Schumacher, 1817

Name Published In

Schumacher C.F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Gastrana	genus	belongs to Macominae	stated with evidence	Freneix et al., 1988
Gastrana	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Gastrana	genus	belongs to Tellinidae	stated with evidence	Schneider et al., 2005

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

4 (100%)

First Recorded Appearance

48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Tellinidae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

deposit feeder (based on Tellinidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Tellinidae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Common Name(s)

Eierschelpen

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Gastrana abildgaardiana species	listed (PBDB)		8	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Gastrana fragilis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		23	20.4 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Gastrana laminosa species	listed (PBDB)		14	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Gastrana lyngei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gastrana matadoa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gastrana multangula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gastrana orstomi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gastrana songoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Petricola laminosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Gastraena Möller, 1832	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Gastraena*
Uncidens Coen, 1934	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Uncidens*
Gastranea Sowerby, 1839	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Gastranea*
Diodonta Deshayes, 1846	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Diodonta*
Fragilia Deshayes, 1839	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Fragilia*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1817	Gastrana Schumacher
1988	Gastrana Freneix et al. p. 430
2002	Gastrana Sepkoski, Jr.
2005	Gastrana Schneider et al. p. 102

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Freneix S., Saint Martin J.-P., et al (1988) Bivalves Hétérodontes du Messinien d'Oranie (Algérie occidentale), Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section C: Sciences de la Terre 9 4, 415-453

Schneider S., Witt W., et al (2005) Ostracods and bivalves from an Upper Pleistocene (Tyrrhenian) marine terrace near Altinova (Izmit Province, Turkey), Zitteliana 45, 87-114

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Essai Vers test., 44 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Bouchet et al., 2001 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species

Schumacher C.F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls. - via World Register of Marine Species

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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