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Gervillella leesi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8682667https://www.gbif.org/species/8682667
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)197448https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=197448
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillella : Gervillella leesi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillella : Gervillella leesi
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
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidaeKing 1850
genusGervillellaWaagen 1907
speciesGervillella leesiAberhan & Muster 1997
Generic NameGervillella
Scientific NameGervillella leesi Aberhan & Muster, 1997
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gervillella leesispeciesbelongs to Gervillellastated with evidenceAberhan and Muster, 1997
Gervillella leesispeciesbelongs to Gervillellastated without evidenceScholz et al., 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance201 - 199 Ma
Early Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance190 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Environmentmarine,brackish (based on Ostreida)
Motilitystationary (based on Gervillella)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Gervillella)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Bakevelliidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. Scholz, M. Aberhan, and CM León. 2008. Early Jurassic bivalves of the Antimonio terrane (Sonora, NW Mexico): Taxonomy, biogeography, and paleogeographic implications. Geological Society of America Special Paper 442:269-312

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1997Gervillella leesi Aberhan and Muster
1998Gervillella leesi Aberhan p. 74 figs. Pl 3, figs 8-11; pl 4, fig 1; text-fig 4
2008Gervillella leesi Scholz et al.

References

Scholz A., Aberhan M., et al (2008) Early Jurassic bivalves of the Antimonio terrane (Sonora, NW Mexico): Taxonomy, biogeography, and paleogeographic implications, Geological Society of America Special Paper 442, 269-312
Aberhan M. (1998) Early Jurassic Bivalvia of western Canada. Part I. Subclasses Palaeotaxodonta, Pteriomorpha, and Isofilibranchia, Beringeria 21, 57-150
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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