Crassostrea ashleyi Hertlein 1943

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Alternative combination: Ostrea ashleyi

Synonyms: Ostrea altatemblorensis Grant and Eaton in Eaton Grant and Allen 1941, Ostrea arnoldi Adegoke 1969, Ostrea hertleini Adegoke 1969

Belongs to Crassostrea according to E. J. Moore 1987

See also Adegoke 1969

Sister taxa: Crassostrea (Heterostrea), Crassostrea afra, Crassostrea alabamiensis, Crassostrea angulata, Crassostrea columbiensis, Crassostrea contracta, Crassostrea corteziensis, Crassostrea cucullaris, Crassostrea cuebana, Crassostrea cyathula, Crassostrea cymaeformis, Crassostrea englekyi, Crassostrea eucorrugata, Crassostrea gigas, Crassostrea gryphoides, Crassostrea hatcheri, Crassostrea kawauchidensis, Crassostrea laperrinei, Crassostrea patagonica, Crassostrea raincourti, Crassostrea rhizophorae, Crassostrea rutiformis, Crassostrea sikamea, Crassostrea soudanensis, Crassostrea tectonica, Crassostrea tenera, Crassostrea titan, Crassostrea transitoria, Crassostrea vaquerosensis, Crassostrea virginica

Type specimens:

  • Crassostrea ashleyi: CAS 6065, a shell
  • Ostrea altatemblorensis: UCLA 8970.
  • Ostrea arnoldi:
  • Ostrea hertleini: UCMP 36654.

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (7: California collections)

Total: 7 collections including 12 occurrences

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