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Ostrea subangulata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Ostrea subangulata d'Orbigny p. 106
1958Ostrea subangulata Azzaroli p. 107

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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
speciessubangulatad'Orbigny 1852

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 subangulata d'Orbigny 1852
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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 Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 28.40000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Somalia Ostrea subangulata (78836)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Somalia Ostrea subangulata (78831 78832 78839 78903 78953)