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Acutostrea griesensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Ostrea griesensis was named by Effinger (1938).

It was recombined as Acutostrea griesensis by Squires (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Ostrea griesensis Effinger
1944Ostrea griesensis Durham p. 137
2018Acutostrea griesensis Squires pp. 5 - 7 figs. Figures 43 – 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCrassostreinaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
tribeCrassostreiniScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
genusAcutostreaVyalov 1936
speciesgriesensis(Effinger 1938)

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.

†Acutostrea griesensis Effinger 1938
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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 Priabonian to the top of the Oligocene or 38.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Acutostrea griesensis (type locality: 40733)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Ostrea griesensis (208138 208143)