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Neopycnodonte cochlear

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea cochlear was named by Poli (1795). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Neopycnodonte cochlear by Salvat et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1795Ostrea cochlear Poli
1960Ostrea cochlear Dieni and Omenetto p. 614
2018Neopycnodonte cochlear Salvat et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusNeopycnodonteStenzel 1971
speciescochlear(Poli 1795)

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: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 08:05:58
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:34:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Steuber 2002

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Neopycnodonte cochlear (62882)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Neopycnodonte cochlear (178108 178110)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Neopycnodonte cochlear (51107)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Algeria (Relizane) Ostrea cochlear (42804)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Neopycnodonte cochlear (78437)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sardinia) Ostrea cochlear (84304)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) Neopycnodonte cochlear (71916)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Neopycnodonte cochlear (86801)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Neopycnodonte cochlear (77008)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Umbria) Neopycnodonte cochlear (149603 200420)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Greece Neopycnodonte cochlear (190371)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Neopycnodonte cochlear (194003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Neopycnodonte cochlear (122245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Neopycnodonte cochlear (76579)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Neopycnodonte cochlear (89618 128470)