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Ostrea beloiti

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4951263https://www.gbif.org/species/4951263
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)145630https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=145630
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea beloiti
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea beloiti
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
genusOstreaLinnaeus 1758
speciesOstrea beloitiLogan 1899
Generic NameOstrea
Scientific NameOstrea beloiti Logan, 1899
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ostrea beloitispeciesbelongs to Ostreastated with evidenceLogan, 1899
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance101 - 94 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 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)W. J. Kennedy and W. A. Cobban. 1993. Lower Cenomanian Forbesiceras brundrettei zone ammonite fauna in Texas, USA. N. Jb. Geol. Palaont. Abh 188(3):327-344

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1899Ostrea beloiti Logan p. 214 figs. pl. 25, figs. 7, 8
1988Ostrea beloiti Kennedy et al. p. 42 fig. 2f,g,m,r
1993Ostrea beloiti Kennedy and Cobban p. 335

References

Kennedy W. J., Cobban W. A. (1993) Lower Cenomanian Forbesiceras brundrettei zone ammonite fauna in Texas, USA, N. Jb. Geol. Palaont. Abh 188 3, 327-344
Kennedy W. J., Cobban W. A., et al (1988) Middle Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) molluscan fauna from the base of the Boquillas Formation, Cerro de Muleros, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources Bulletin 114, 35-44
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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