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Spondylus olssoni

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8577645https://www.gbif.org/species/8577645
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)155199https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=155199
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus : Spondylus olssoni
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus : Spondylus olssoni
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
orderPectinida
suborderPectinidina
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
-PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familySpondylidaeGray 1826
genusSpondylusLinnaeus 1758
speciesSpondylus olssoniClark & Durham 1946
Generic NameSpondylus
Scientific NameSpondylus olssoni Clark & Durham, 1946
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Spondylus olssonispeciesbelongs to Spondylusstated with evidenceClark, 1946
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentmarine (based on Pectinida)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Spondylus)
Visionlimited (based on Spondylidae)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Spondylus)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Spondylus)
Primary Reference (PBDB)B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham. 1946. Eocene Faunas from the Department of Bolivar, Colombia. Geological Society of America Memoir 16:1-126

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1946Spondylus olssoni Clark p. 55 figs. pl. 3, figs. 1, 5, 6, pl. 4, figs. 1, 6
1946Spondylus olssoni Clark and Durham p. 55 figs. pl. 3, figs. 1, 5, 6, pl. 4, figs. 1, 6
1982Spondylus olssoni Woodring p. 600

References

Clark B. L., Durham J. W. (1946) Eocene Faunas from the Department of Bolivar, Colombia, Geological Society of America Memoir 16, 1-126
Woodring W. P. (1982) Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae)., United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306 F
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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