Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea : Gryphaea mutabilis |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea : Gryphaea mutabilis |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Gryphaea |
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Scientific Name | Gryphaea mutabilis Morton, 1828 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Gryphaea mutabilis | species | belongs to Gryphaea | stated without evidence | Stephenson, 1941 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Environment | marine,brackish (based on Ostreida) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Gryphaeidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Gryphaeidae) |
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Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Gryphaea) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. W. Stephenson. 1941. The larger invertebrate fossils of the Navarro group of Texas. The University of Texas Publication 4101:1-625 |
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