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Quadrostrea

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

Taxonomy
Quadrostrea was named by Vialov (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ostreidae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Quadrostrea Vialov
1980Quadrostrea Vokes p. 68
2002Quadrostrea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
superorderAutobranchiaGroblen 1894
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOstreidaeRafinesque 1815
genusQuadrostreaVialov 1936

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.

G. †Quadrostrea Vialov 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available