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Rhynchostreon

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8544086https://www.gbif.org/species/8544086
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)17009https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17009
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Rhynchostreon
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Rhynchostreon
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
genusRhynchostreonBayle 1878
Scientific NameRhynchostreon Bayle, 1878
Name Published InExplic. Carte Géol. France, 4, Atl., pl
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Rhynchostreongenusbelongs to Pterioidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Rhynchostreongenusbelongs to Gryphaeidaestated without evidenceAberhan et al., 2004
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)4
First Recorded Appearance140 - 136 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance86.3 - 83.6 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)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Gryphaea plicatula
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Gryphaea suborbiculata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ostrea mermeti
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Rhynchostreon mermeti
species
listed (PBDB)37122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rhynchostreon plicatulum
species
listed (PBDB)4101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum
species
listed (PBDB)69105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Rhynchostreon Sepkoski, Jr.
2004Rhynchostreon Aberhan et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Aberhan M., Alroy J., et al (2004) Ecological attributes of marine invertebrates, unpublished
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
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Explic. Carte Géol. France, 4, Atl., pl - 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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