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Ostrea wilckensi

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Ostrea wilckensi Ihering
1998Ostrea wilckensi Casadio p. 451
2017Ostrea wilckensi Brezina et al. p. 113

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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)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
genusOstreaLinnaeus 1758
specieswilckensiIhering 1907

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.

Ostrea wilckensi Ihering 1907
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.10000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (La Pampa) Ostrea wilckensi (5169 106093 106094)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Ostrea wilckensi (74315)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Ostrea wilckensi (74028 74061)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Río Negro) Ostrea wilckensi (220766)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Ostrea wilckensi (74161)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) Ostrea wilckensi (106096 106097)