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Oscillopha

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4594693https://www.gbif.org/species/4594693
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)197007https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=197007
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Oscillopha
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Oscillopha
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
genusOscillophaMalchus 1990
Scientific NameOscillopha Malchus, 1990
Name Published InBerl Geowiss Abh Reihe A Geol Palaeontol 125
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Oscillophagenusbelongs to Ostreidaestated with evidenceEl Qot, 2006
Oscillophagenusbelongs to Oscillophinistated without evidenceBouchet et al., 2010
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance113 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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)G. M. El Qot. 2006. Late Cretaceous macrofossils from Sinai, Egypt. Beringeria 36:3-163

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Oscillopha dichotoma
species
listed (PBDB)23101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oscillopha figari
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
383.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea dichotoma
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1990Oscillopha Malchus
2006Oscillopha El Qot p. 56
2010Oscillopha Bouchet et al.

References

El Qot G. M. (2006) Late Cretaceous macrofossils from Sinai, Egypt, Beringeria 36, 3-163
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201
NZ cross ref or inferred from publ. title - 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
Berl Geowiss Abh Reihe A Geol Palaeontol 125 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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