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Gervillia longa

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8577489https://www.gbif.org/species/8577489
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)110549https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=110549
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillia : Gervillia longa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillia : Gervillia longa
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
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidaeKing 1850
genusGervilliaDefrance 1820
speciesGervillia longaGeinitz 1867
Generic NameGervillia
Scientific NameGervillia longa (Geinitz, 1867)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gervillia longaspeciesbelongs to Gervilliastated without evidenceGeinitz, 1867
Gervillia longaspeciesbelongs to Aviculastated without evidenceMeek, 1872
Gervillia longaspeciesbelongs to Gervilliastated with evidenceWhite, 1891
Gervillia longaspeciesbelongs to Pteriastated without evidenceBeede, 1900
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance314 - 306 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance290 - 279 Ma
Permian
Environmentmarine,brackish (based on Ostreida)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Gervillia)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Gervillia)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Bakevelliidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. B. Geinitz. 1867. Carbonformation und Dyas in Nebraska: K. Leopold.-Carolin. Verhandlungen des Deutschen Akademi Naturforschenden, Dresden 33:1-91

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Avicula longa (Geinitz, 1867)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillia : Avicula longa
Pteria longa (Geinitz, 1867)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillia : Pteria longa

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1867Gervillia longa Geinitz
1872Avicula longa Meek p. 100 figs. pl. 9 f. 8
1873Avicula longa Meek and Worthen p. 578 figs. pl. 26 f. 1
1891Gervillia longa White p. 29 figs. Pl 4, fig 2
1900Pteria longa Beede p. 125 figs. pl. 16 f. 4
1961Pteria longa Hoare pp. 113-114 figs. pl. 14 f. 6-7

References

Geinitz H. B. Carbonformation und Dyas in Nebraska: K. Leopold.-Carolin, Verhandlungen des Deutschen Akademi Naturforschenden, Dresden 33, 1-91
Meek F. B. Report on the paleontology of eastern Nebraska with some remarks on the Carboniferous rocks of that district, U. S. 42nd Congress, 1st session, House Ex. Document 19, 83-264
Meek F. B., Worthen A. H. Descriptions of invertebrates from the Carboniferous System, Illinois Geological Survey 5 2, 321-619
White C. A. The Texan Permian and its Mesozoic types of fossils, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 77, 1-51
Hoare R. D. (1961) Desmoinesian Brachiopoda and Mollusca from southwest Missouri, Missouri University Studies 36, 1-262
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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