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Gryphaea Lamarck, 1801 †
526319 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:526319)
accepted
Genus
Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, 1801 † (type by subsequent designation)
Gryphaea (Africogryphaea) Freneix, 1965 † · alternative representation
Gryphaea (Bilobissa) Stenzel, 1971 † · alternative representation
Gryphaea (Gryphaea) Lamarck, 1801 † · alternative representation
Gryphites Schlotheim, 1813 † · unaccepted > unavailable name (ICZN Art. 20 discarding names...)
ICZN Art. 20 discarding names formed with suffix "-ites" to denote fossils
Liogryphaea P. Fischer, 1886 † · unaccepted (rejected ICZN opin. 338)
Ostrea (Gryphaea) Lamarck, 1801 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, 1801 †
- Species Gryphaea arcuataeformis Kiparisova, 1936 †
- Species Gryphaea bilobata J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †
- Species Gryphaea brongniarti Bronn, 1831 †
- Species Gryphaea costellata (Douvillé, 1916) †
- Species Gryphaea gigantea J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
- Species Gryphaea keilhaui J. Böhm, 1904 †
- Species Gryphaea miradorensis C. S. Petersen, 1946 †
- Species Gryphaea nevadensis McRoberts, 1992 †
- Species Gryphaea pharaonum P. Oppenheim, 1903 †
- Species Gryphaea praecochlear P. Oppenheim, 1903 †
- Subgenus Gryphaea (Notostrea) H. J. Finlay, 1928 accepted as Pycnodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1835
- Subgenus Gryphaea (Pycnodonta) [sic] accepted as Pycnodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1835 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
- Species Gryphaea (Pycnodonta) brongniarti Bronn, 1831 † accepted as Gryphaea brongniarti Bronn, 1831 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Gryphaea (Pycnodonta) cochlear (Poli, 1795) accepted as Neopycnodonte cochlear (Poli, 1795) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea (Pycnodonta) hoernesi Reusse, 1870 † accepted as Ostrea hoernesi Reuss, 1870 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Gryphaea (Pycnodonta) oligoradiata Sacco, 1897 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea (Pycnodonta) queteleti Sacco, 1897 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea angulata Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Crassostrea angulata (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Magallana angulata (Lamarck, 1819) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Gryphaea angulata Lamarck, 1819 accepted as Crassostrea angulata (Lamarck, 1819) accepted as Magallana angulata (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Gryphaea aquila Brongniart, 1822 † accepted as Aetostreon latissimum (Lamarck, 1801) †
- Species Gryphaea arcta K. F. Braun, 1841 † accepted as Mesogena arcta (K. F. Braun, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea buchsii Grewingk, 1853 † accepted as Sokolowia buchsii (Grewingk, 1853) †
- Species Gryphaea chakii McLearn, 1937 † accepted as Gryphaea arcuataeformis Kiparisova, 1936 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Gryphaea cochlear (Poli, 1795) accepted as Neopycnodonte cochlear (Poli, 1795) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea columba Lamarck, 1819 † accepted as Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum (Lamarck, 1801) †
- Species Gryphaea couloni Defrance, 1821 † accepted as Aetostreon latissimum (Lamarck, 1801) †
- Species Gryphaea cuccullata (Born, 1778) accepted as Saccostrea cuccullata (Born, 1778) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea cymbiola Deshayes, 1832 † accepted as Pycnodonte cymbiola (Deshayes, 1832) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea defrancii Deshayes, 1832 † accepted as Pycnodonte defrancii (Deshayes, 1832) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea esterhazyi Pavay, 1871 † accepted as Sokolowia buchsii (Grewingk, 1853) † (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Gryphaea eversa Melleville, 1843 † accepted as Gryphaeostrea eversa (Melleville, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea gasar (Dautzenberg, 1891) accepted as Crassostrea tulipa (Lamarck, 1819)
- Species Gryphaea gryphoides (Schlotheim, 1813) † accepted as Crassostrea gryphoides (Schlotheim, 1813) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea latissima Lamarck, 1801 † accepted as Aetostreon latissimum (Lamarck, 1801) †
- Species Gryphaea nana J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Nanogyra nana (J. Sowerby, 1822) †
- Species Gryphaea navicula Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Neopycnodonte cochlear (Poli, 1795)
- Species Gryphaea plicatella S. G. Morton, 1833 † accepted as Gryphaeostrea plicatella (S. G. Morton, 1833) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea plicifera Dujardin, 1837 † accepted as Ceratostreon pliciferum (Dujardin, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea pseudovesicularis Gümbel, 1861 † accepted as Pycnodonte pseudovesicularis (Gümbel, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea sewerzowii Romanowsky, 1884 † accepted as Ferganea sewerzowii (Romanovsky, 1884) †
- Species Gryphaea sinuata J. Sowerby, 1822 † accepted as Aetostreon latissimum (Lamarck, 1801) †
- Species Gryphaea skuld J. Böhm, 1904 † accepted as Gryphaea keilhaui J. Böhm, 1904 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Gryphaea suborbiculata Lamarck, 1801 † accepted as Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum (Lamarck, 1801) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea tarda F. W. Hutton, 1873 † accepted as Pycnodonte tarda (F. W. Hutton, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Gryphaea virleti (Deshayes, 1835) † accepted as Saccostrea virleti (Deshayes, 1835) †
- Species Gryphaea weberae Yanin, 1969 † accepted as Pycnogryphaea weberae (Yanin, 1969) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Gryphaea (Africogryphaea) Freneix, 1965 † represented as Gryphaea Lamarck, 1801 †
- Species Gryphaea (Africogryphaea) costellata (Douvillé, 1916) † represented as Gryphaea costellata (Douvillé, 1916) †
- Subgenus Gryphaea (Bilobissa) Stenzel, 1971 † represented as Gryphaea Lamarck, 1801 †
- Species Gryphaea (Bilobissa) bilobata J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † represented as Gryphaea bilobata J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 †
- Subgenus Gryphaea (Gryphaea) Lamarck, 1801 † represented as Gryphaea Lamarck, 1801 †
- Species Gryphaea (Gryphaea) arcuata Lamarck, 1801 † represented as Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, 1801 †
- Species Gryphaea (Gryphaea) nevadensis McRoberts, 1992 † represented as Gryphaea nevadensis McRoberts, 1992 †
- Subgenus Gryphaea (Odontogryphaea) Ihering, 1903 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea (Odontogryphaea) rostrigera Ihering, 1902 † represented as Gryphaea rostrigera Ihering, 1902 †
- Species Gryphaea athyroides Guppy, 1866 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea avicularis Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea bullata J. Sowerby, 1822 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea calceola Quenstedt, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea concors Ihering, 1902 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea controversa Roemer, 1835 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea dilatata J. Sowerby, 1816 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea hypoptera Wanner, 1902 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea laeviuscula Zieten, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea maccullochii J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea minuta J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea minuta Feldtmann, 1963 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea obliquata J. Sowerby, 1815 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea ovalis Zieten, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea polymorpha Münster, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea rocana Ihering, 1903 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea rostrigera Ihering, 1902 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea teicherti Feldtmann, 1963 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Gryphaea trachyoptera C. A. White, 1887 † (uncertain > unassessed)
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Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Type species designated in Opinion 338, 1955.
Taxonomic remark Type species designated in Opinion 338, 1955. [details]
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Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719 [details] 
original description (of Gryphaea (Bilobissa) Stenzel, 1971 †) Stenzel, H.B. (1971). Oysters. In, Moore, R.C. (Ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, part N, Mollusca 6, Bivalvia. <em>Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence.</em> Vol. 3: i-iv, N953–N1224. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 1099 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Liogryphaea P. Fischer, 1886 †) Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 927 [details]
original description (of Gryphites Schlotheim, 1813 †) Schlotheim, E. F. von. (1813). Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Versteinerungen in geognostischer Hinsicht. <em>Taschenbuch für die gesammte Mineralogie, mit Hinsicht auf die neuesten Entdeckungen, herausgegeben von Dr. Carl Caesar Leonhard.</em> 7: 3-134., available online at https://archive.org/stream/taschenbuchfrdi24leongoog#page/n19/
page(s): 52 [details]
status source ICZN. (1955). Opinion 338 Acceptance of the Mesozoic fossil species Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, 1801, as the type species of the nominal genus Gryphaea Lamarck, 1801, and addition of the generic name Gryphaea Lamarck, 1801 (class Pelecypoda) to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology. <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 10(5): 125-180., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34609568 [details]
original description (of Gryphaea (Bilobissa) Stenzel, 1971 †) Stenzel, H.B. (1971). Oysters. In, Moore, R.C. (Ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, part N, Mollusca 6, Bivalvia. <em>Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence.</em> Vol. 3: i-iv, N953–N1224. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 1099 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Liogryphaea P. Fischer, 1886 †) Fischer, P. (1880-1887). <i>Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique, ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un Appendice sur les Brachiopodes par D. P. Oehlert. Avec 23 planches contenant 600 figures dessinées par S. P. Woodward.</i>. Paris: F. Savy. Published in 11 parts (fascicules), xxiv + 1369 pp., 23 pls. [1: 1-112, 21 September 1880; 2: 113-192, 16 March 1881; 3: 193-304, 28 July 1881; 4: 305-416, 5 May 1882; 5: 417-512, 21 February 1883; 6: 513-608, 20 December 1883; 7: 609-688, 30 June 1884; 8: 689-784, 29 January 1885; 9: 785-896, 31 August 1885; 10: 897-1008, 30 April 1886; 11: 1009-1369, 15 June 1887]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 927 [details]
original description (of Gryphites Schlotheim, 1813 †) Schlotheim, E. F. von. (1813). Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Versteinerungen in geognostischer Hinsicht. <em>Taschenbuch für die gesammte Mineralogie, mit Hinsicht auf die neuesten Entdeckungen, herausgegeben von Dr. Carl Caesar Leonhard.</em> 7: 3-134., available online at https://archive.org/stream/taschenbuchfrdi24leongoog#page/n19/
page(s): 52 [details]
status source ICZN. (1955). Opinion 338 Acceptance of the Mesozoic fossil species Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, 1801, as the type species of the nominal genus Gryphaea Lamarck, 1801, and addition of the generic name Gryphaea Lamarck, 1801 (class Pelecypoda) to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology. <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 10(5): 125-180., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34609568 [details]
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Taxonomic remark Type species designated in Opinion 338, 1955. [details]