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Ambigostrea pseudovillei

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9496807https://www.gbif.org/species/9496807
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)354530https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=354530
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ambigostrea : Ambigostrea pseudovillei
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ambigostrea : Ambigostrea pseudovillei
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
genusAmbigostreaMalchus 1990
speciesAmbigostrea pseudovilleiMalchus 1990
Generic NameAmbigostrea
Scientific NameAmbigostrea pseudovillei Malchus, 1990
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ambigostrea pseudovilleispeciesbelongs to Ambigostreastated with evidenceMalchus, 1990
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance105 - 94 Ma
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)N. Malchus. 1990. Revision der Kreide-Austern (Bivalvia: Pteriomorphia) Ägyptens (Biostratigraphie, Systematik). Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen A(125)

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1990Ambigostrea pseudovillei Malchus

References

Malchus N. (1990) Revision der Kreide-Austern (Bivalvia: Pteriomorphia) Ägyptens (Biostratigraphie, Systematik), Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen A 125
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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