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Taxonomy
Ostrea crescentica was named by Packard (1922). Its type specimen is UCMP 12318 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 2166, Santa Ana Mountains, which is in a Campanian marine horizon in the Ladd Formation of California.
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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| 1922 | Ostrea crescentica Packard p. 420 figs. Plate 26, figures 3 and 4 |
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†Ostrea crescentica Packard 1922
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. L. Packard 1922 | Shell thick, rugose ; upper valve with a pronounced ridge extending from the umbones to the ventral margin. Muscle scars not shown on the type. Length of type, 60 mm.; height, 68 mm;. diarneter , 20 mm. |
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 93.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turonian | USA (California) | Ostrea crescentica (80929) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian - Middle Campanian | USA (California) | Ostrea crescentica (207820 207821) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (California) | Ostrea crescentica (type locality: 207828) |