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Taxonomy
Ostrea democraciana was named by Hodson et al. (1927). It is a 3D body fossil.
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. agnevoensis, O. ajatensis, O. arkotensis, O. bryani, O. chillyensis, O. cunabula, O. densata, O. denselamellosa, O. duvergieri, O. elhuyari, O. eothirsae, O. equatoralis, O. equatorialis, O. erina, O. esutoruensis, O. fimbriata, O. guaranitica, O. idrianensis, O. lapillicola, O. longiuscula, O. mackayi, O. maradensis, O. maxima, O. mcnairyensis, O. mesentrica, O. palaemon, O. pauciplicata, O. penegemmea, O. petrosal, O. restinensis, O. rudicula, O. sakaryensis, O. sallomacensis, O. selleformis, O. sicardi, O. sinuosa, O. sloani, O. sublingua, O. tigiliana, O. trachydiscus, O. virgata, O. boriesi, O. boussaci, O. cimana, O. mitsuiana, O. rouardti, O. rouaulti, O. perirregularis
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1927 | Ostrea democraciana Hodson et al. p. 19 figs. pl. 9, figs. 3, 7 |
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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 democraciana Hodson et al. 1927
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†Ostrea democraciana chirigurana Hodson et al. 1927
†Ostrea democraciana cujiensis Hodson et al. 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003 |
Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.44000 to 7.24600 Ma
Collections (13 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Miocene | Venezuela (Falcon) | Ostrea democraciana (61037) | |
Burdigalian | Venezuela (Zulia) | Ostrea democraciana (60627) | |
Middle Miocene | Venezuela (Falcon) | Ostrea democraciana (61041) | |
Langhian - Tortonian | Venezuela (Falcon) | Ostrea democraciana (135498 135502) | |
Tortonian | Venezuela (Falcon) | Ostrea democraciana (61025 61026 61029 61043 135499) | |
Tortonian | Venezuela | Ostrea democraciana (131304) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | Venezuela (Falcon) | Ostrea democraciana (61032) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | Haiti | Ostrea democraciana (60110) |