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Exogyra overwegi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8649181https://www.gbif.org/species/8649181
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)304380https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=304380
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : Exogyra overwegi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : Exogyra overwegi
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)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyExogyrinaeVialov 1936
genusExogyraSay 1820
speciesExogyra overwegivon Buch 1852
Generic NameExogyra
Scientific NameExogyra overwegi (von Buch, 1852)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Exogyra overwegispeciesbelongs to Exogyra (Exogyra)stated with evidenceBuch, 1852
Exogyra overwegispeciesbelongs to Exogyrastated with evidencevon Buch, 1854
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance89.3 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentmarine,brackish (based on Ostreida)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Gryphaeidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Gryphaeidae)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Gryphaeidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. B. Quarto di Palo. 1970. Upper Cretaceous molluscs and brachiopods from Badakhshan. in Fossils of north-east Afghanistan

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Exogyra overwegi overwegi
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Exogyra overwegi tamalleni
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Amphidonte decussata (Goldfuss, 1834)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : Amphidonte decussata
Ostrea overwegi Buch, 1953GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : Ostrea overwegi
Exogyra matheroniana Orbigny, 1923GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : Exogyra matheroniana
Ostrea decussata Coquand, 1869GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : Ostrea decussata
Exogyra decussata (Goldfuss, 1834)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : Exogyra decussata
Ostrea fourneti Coquand, 1862GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : Ostrea fourneti

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1834Exogyra decussata Goldfuss p. 33 figs. Pl. 86, Fig. 11a-c
1852Exogyra (Exogyra) overwegi Buch
1852Exogyra overwegi von Buch p. 154 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 1
1854Exogyra overwegi von Buch p. 154 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 1
1862Ostrea fourneti Coquand
1869Ostrea decussata Coquand
1923Exogyra matheroniana Orbigny
1953Ostrea (Exogyra) overwegi Buch
1970Amphidonte decussata Quarto di Palo p. 99 figs. Pl. 13, Fig. 5
1970Exogyra overwegi Quarto di Palo p. 101 figs. Pl. 13, Fig. 8-9

References

Quarto di Palo A. B. (1970) Upper Cretaceous molluscs and brachiopods from Badakhshan, in Fossils of north-east Afghanistan, 77-118
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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