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Pycnodonte erici
Taxonomy
Ostrea erici was named by Hertlein (1929). Its type specimen is CAS 2094, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) erici by Moore (1987); it was recombined as Pycnodonte erici by Woodring and Bramlette (1950) and Hendy (2020).
It was recombined as Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) erici by Moore (1987); it was recombined as Pycnodonte erici by Woodring and Bramlette (1950) and Hendy (2020).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Ostrea erici Hertlein p. 295 |
| 1931 | Ostrea erici Grant, IV and Gale p. 154 |
| 1950 | Pycnodonte erici Woodring and Bramlette |
| 1987 | Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) erici Moore p. C19 figs. Plate 12, figures 1, 4, 7, 8 |
| 2020 | Pycnodonte erici Hendy |
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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.
†Pycnodonte erici Hertlein 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Steuber 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Gelasian or 3.60000 to 1.80600 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Ostrea tayloriana (97129) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Ostrea erici (154116) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | Ostrea erici (186031) | |
| Gelasian | USA (California) | Pycnodonte erici (189765 189768) |