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Ostrea latimarginata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Ostrea latimarginata Vredenburg p. 317
1928Ostrea latimarginata Vredenburg p. 423
1936Ostrea latimarginata Cox p. 46
1939Ostrea latimarginata Mukerjee p. 32
1958Ostrea latimarginata Azzaroli p. 109
1980Ostrea latimarginata Iqbal p. 28

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
genusOstreaLinnaeus 1758
specieslatimarginataVredenburg 1908

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 latimarginata Vredenburg 1908
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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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.44000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Ostrea latimarginata (72083 76573 76574)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Iran Ostrea latimarginata (79064)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Ostrea latimarginata (77457 77459)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia Ostrea latimarginata (47069 47089)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Somalia Ostrea latimarginata (78943)