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Lopha vulsa

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8460487https://www.gbif.org/species/8460487
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)210191https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=210191
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Lopha : Lopha vulsa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Lopha : Lopha vulsa
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
-OstreioniFerussac 1822
-OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida
suborderOstreidina
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyOstreinaeRafinesque 1815
genusLophaRöding 1798
speciesLopha vulsaChen 1976
Generic NameLopha
Scientific NameLopha vulsa Chen, 1976
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Lopha vulsaspeciesbelongs to Lophastated with evidenceChen, 1976
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance168 - 152 Ma
Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance168 - 152 Ma
Jurassic
Environmenthypersaline,marine,brackish (based on Ostreidae)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Ostreidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Ostreidae)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Ostreidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. G. Sha. 1995. Palaeontology - Bivalves. In J. G. Sha (ed.), Palaeontology of the Hoh Xil Region, Qinghai

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1976Lopha vulsa Chen
1995Lopha vulsa Sha p. 102 figs. Pl 40, figs 11,12

References

Sha J. G. (1995) Palaeontology - Bivalves, Palaeontology of the Hoh Xil Region, Qinghai, 82-116
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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