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Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) perplicata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea perplicata was named by Dall (1898). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) perplicata by Stenzel (1949).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Ostrea perplicata Dall
1898Ostrea perplicata Dall
1949Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) perplicata Stenzel p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyOstreinaeRafinesque 1815
genusCubitostreaSacco 1897
subgenusCubitostreaSacco 1897
speciesperplicata(Dall 1898)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackishf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:24:48
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:08:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Cubitostrea perplicata (81186 81187 81188 81189 81190 81191 83757 83758 83802 83804 89849 90602 92783)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Georgia) Cubitostrea perplicata (81192)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Cubitostrea perplicata (99668)